 It was but a very few years ago that this territory wore the most pleasing appearance. The Country was cultivated, the peasant looked cheerful, and the towns abounded with riches and festivity. "What an alteration at present from such a charming scene...  The Friend of Peace - Сторінка 331821Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | 1762 - 618 стор.
...any horrors to the piflure ; but fure even conquerors themfelves woold weep at the hideous profpeft now before me. The whole country, my dear country, lies one frightful wafie, prefenting only objeils to excite terror, pity, and defpair. The bufinefj of the hufbandman... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1762 - 666 стор.
...any horrors to the piflure ; but fure even conquerors themfelves would weep at the hideous profpeft now before me. The whole country, my dear country, lies one frightful wafie, prefenting only objects to excite terror, pity, and defpair. The bufihels of the hufbandman... | |
 | Johann Stephan Pütter - 1790 - 478 стор.
...any horrors to the pidhire; but furely even conquerors themfelves would yeep at the hideous profpedt now before me ! " The whole country, my dear country ! lies one frightful ivafte, prefenting only objects to excite terror, pity, and defpair. "The bufinefs of the hufbandman... | |
 | 1812 - 1020 стор.
...abounded with riches and festivity. — What an alteration at present from such a charming scene ! I am not expert at description, nor can my fancy add...frightful waste, presenting only objects to excite terror, pity, and despair. The business of the husbandman and the shepherd are quite discontinued ;... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1807 - 360 стор.
...expert at descrip" tion, nor can my fancy add any horrors "to the picture; but surely even conquer" ors themselves would weep at the hideous " prospect now...frightful waste, presenting only " objects to excite terror, pity, and de" spair. The business of the husbandman " and the shepherd are quite discontinued.... | |
 | 1814 - 642 стор.
...towns abounded with riches and festivity. What an alteration at present from such a charming scen« ! I am not expert at description ; nor can my fancy add any horrors to the picture ; but surely even conqu; rors themselves would weep at the hideous prospects now before me. The whole country-... | |
 | John Brady - 1815 - 428 стор.
...towns abounded with riches 'and festivity: What an alteration at present from such a charming scene! I am not expert at description, nor can my fancy add...even conquerors themselves would weep at the hideous prospects now before me. The whole country, my dear country ! lies one frightful waste, presenting... | |
 | John Brady - 1815 - 426 стор.
...towns abounded with riches and festivity : What an alteration at present from such a charming scene ! I am not expert at description, nor can my fancy add...even conquerors themselves would weep at the hideous prospects now before me. The whole country, my dear country ! lies one frightful waste, presenting... | |
 | William Marshall Craig - 1818 - 632 стор.
...festivity. What an alteration at present " from such a charming scene ! I am not expert at de" scribing, nor can my fancy add any horrors to the picture ;...sure even conquerors themselves would weep at the " picture now before me. The whole country, my dear " country, lies before me one frightful waste,... | |
 | 1818 - 618 стор.
...at present, from such a charming scene ! I am not expert at description, nor can roy fancy add auv horrors to the picture; but sure even conquerors themselves would weep at the hideous prospects nu\v before me. The whole country, my dear country, lies one frightful traste, presenting... | |
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