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" It is wonderful with what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider it as little more than a splendid... "
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by Samuel Johnson - 1811
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Political tracts. Political essays ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...books, but have never prelented its evils to their minds, confider it as little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some indeed muft perifh in tnc the moft fuccefsful field, but they die upon the bed of honour, reftgn their lives...
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance, or read of it in books, but have never...but they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and * filled with England's glory, smile in .death. The life of...
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Gleanings Through Wales, Holland, and Westphalia;: With Views of Peace and ...

Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - Europe - 1796 - 462 pages
...the polluted fpots where thofe evils have juft happened) " confider it as little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some, indeed, they allow mufl pcriili, perhaps, fome of their deareft friends, in the moft fuccefsful field j but...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...books, but have never prefented its evils to their minds, confider it as little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some indeed muft perim in the moft fuccefsfu] field, bat lit F:A3L<KX AN D'S ISLANDS tut they die upon the bed...
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Gleanings through Wales, Holland, and Westphalia. To which is ..., Volume 3

Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1802 - 444 pages
...polluted fpots where thofe evils have juft happened) " confider it as -little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some, indeed, they allow muft perifli, perhaps, fome of their deareft friends, in the mod fuccefsful field; but then...
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The Literary journal, Volume 2

1803 - 400 pages
...reports, vague rumours, gazettes, and bonfires. Hence, as Dr. Johnson says, " Those that hear of war at a distance, or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider it little more than a splendid game, i proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph." At such a distance,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance, or read of it in books, but have never...but they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of con-- quest, and, filled with England's glory, smiL' in death. The life of...
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The Warrior's Looking Glass: Wherein is Shewn from Many High Authorities ...

George Beaumont - War - 1808 - 218 pages
...indif-- ference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance,-or read of it in books, but have never presented its...most successful field but THEY DIE UPON THE BED OF HONOUH, TCSign fheiT lives amidst the joys of conquest, and, filled with England's glory, smile in...
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The Irish magazine, and monthly asylum for neglected biography. Feb.-Nov ...

1809 - 720 pages
...books, but have never prefented its evils to their minds, contider it as little more than a fplendÍ£ game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some indeed, muft perifh in the fuccefsful field ; but they die upon the bed of honour, rtßgn their livet amuijl...
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Miscellaneous essays. Political tracts. A journey to the Western islands of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance or read of it in books, but have never...but they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and Jilled with England'^ glory, smile in death. The life of a modern...
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