 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1796 - 468 páginas
...injustice of war , that makes murder not only necessary bul meritorious. Nothing seems to be plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind ( whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground , when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie qnite uninhabited. Tis" true, custom has now made it unavoidable ; but can there... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 páginas
...of war, that makes murder not only necessary but meritorious. Nothing seems to be a plainer I<roof of the irrationality of mankind (whatever fine claims...with which they contest for a small spot of ground, when'?uch vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uninhabited. It is true, custom has now made it unavoidable... | |
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - 1816 - 374 páginas
...of war, that makes murder not only necessary but nieritorious. Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind (whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uninhabited. It is true, custom has now made it unavoidable ; but can there... | |
 | 1821 - 396 páginas
...of war, that makes murder not only necessary, but meritorious. Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind (whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uninhabited. It is true, custom has now made it unavoidable; but can there... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 páginas
...of war, that makes murder, not only necessary, but meritorious. Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind (whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uninhabited. It is true, custom has now made it unavoidable; but can there... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 512 páginas
...of war, that makes murder, not only necessary, but meritorious. Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind (whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uninhabited. It is true, custom has now made it unavoidable; but can there... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 páginas
...of war, that makes murder, not only necessary, but meritorious. Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind (whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uninhabited. It is true, custom has now made it unavoidable; but can there... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 634 páginas
...bloody battle between Prince Eugene and the Turks, observes : — " Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind, (whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uncultivated and uninhabited. It is true, custom has made it unavoidable ;... | |
 | lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1825 - 352 páginas
...of war, that makes murder not only necessary, but meritorious. Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind (whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uninhabited. It is true, custom has now made it unavoidable; but can there... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 648 páginas
...bloody battle between Prince Eugene and the Turks, observes : — " Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind, (whatever fine claims...for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uncultivated and uninhabited. It is true, custom has made it unavoidable ;... | |
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Nothing seems to be a plainer proof of the irrationality of mankind (whatever fine claims we pretend to reason) than the rage with which they contest for a small spot of ground, when such vast parts of fruitful earth lie quite uninhabited. 
