 But, at the conclusion of a ten years' war, how are we recompensed for the death of multitudes, and the expense of millions, but by contemplating the sudden glories of paymasters and agents, contractors and commissaries, whose equipages shine like meteors,...  Eminent British Lawyers - Halaman 289oleh Henry Roscoe - 1830 - 428 halamanTampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 halaman
...commiflaries, whofe equipages frrine like meteors, and whofe palaces rife like exhalations ? Thefe are the men who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, ,are growing rich as their country is impoverifhed ; they rejoice when obftinacy or ambition adds another year to flaughter and devaftationj... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 halaman
...and commiflaries, whofe equipages fhine like meteors, and whofe palaces rife like exhalations ? Thefe are the men who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, are' growing rich as their country is impoverifhed; they rejoice when obftinacy or ambition adds another year to Daughter and devaftation... | |
 | 436 halaman
...aud-Contmiffaries, whofe equipages fhinc like meteors, and whofe Palaces rife like exhalations. TLefc are the men who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, are growing rich as their country is impoverifhed ; they rejoice when obftinacy or ambition adds another year to ilaughter and d«vaftation... | |
 | Carl Bernhard Wadström - 1794 - 626 halaman
...terms, v .— ; by any adminiflration." Johnson's. ' 119- " Thefe are the men,1' fays Dr. Johnfon, "who, without virtue, labour or hazard, are growing rich as their country is impoveriftied. They rejoice when obftinacy or ambition adds another year to flaughter and devaflation... | |
 | 1795 - 432 halaman
...contemplating the sudden glories of paymasters and agents, contractors and commissaries, whose equipages shine like meteors, and whose palaces rise like exhalations....are growing rich as their country is impoverished ; tl'ey rejoice when obstinacy or ambition adds another year to slaughter and devastation ; and laugh... | |
 | 1800 - 490 halaman
...through realms their valour saved ! while too many who are conversant *nly in ihe knavery of war, and without virtue, labour, or hazard,' are •growing rich as their country is impoverishing ; and their infamies rewarded at length by equipages that shine like meteors, and palates... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 halaman
...comrnhTaries, whofe equipages fhine like -like meteors, and whgfe palaces rife like exhalations ? Thefe are the men who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, are growing rich as their country is impoverifhed; they rejoice when obftinacy or ambition adds another year to Slaughter and devaftation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 halaman
...commiflaries, whofe equipages fhine like meteors, and whofe, palaces rife like exhalations ? Thefe are the men who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, are growing rich as their country is impoverifhed; they rejoice when obftinacy or ambition adds another year to flaughter and devaftation... | |
 | 1803 - 250 halaman
...comtniffioners, whofe equipages /hine like meteors, and whofe palaces rife like exhalations ? Theft rtre the rm n who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, are growing rich as their country is impoverifhed; they rejoice when obliinacy or yrbition adds another year to flaughter and devaluation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 halaman
...contemplating the sudden glories of paymasters and agents, contractors and commissaries, whose equipages shine like meteors, and whose palaces rise like exhalations....and science, while they are adding figure to figure, aud cipher to cjpher, hoping for a new contract from a new armament, and computing the profits of a... | |
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