 | David Hume - 1789 - 452 trang
...one hand , chace us into the fea ; the fea , on the other, throws its back vpon the barbarians ,- and we have only the hard choice left us, of perishing by the fword or by the waves '*. But ./Etuis , prefTed by the arms of Attila, the moft terrible enemy that... | |
 | 1803 - 1050 trang
...English on ihe one hand chase us into the sea ; the sen on the other chases ns back upon the English, and we have only the hard choice left us of perishing by the sword or by the waves." Edinburgt, 4i\it June, 1803. PUBLIC PAPERS. K*tt feuxtrJ ly GviKto/pir, Charge d'4f<i\ra... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 432 trang
...the one hand, chase us into the sea ; the sea, on the other, throws us back upon the barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice left us, of perishing by the sword or by the waves." '9 But ./Etius, pressed by the arms of Attila, the most terrible enemy that ever assailed... | |
 | Daniel Macintosh - 1821 - 408 trang
...The Barbarians," said they, " chase us into the sea ; the sea throws us back on the Barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice left us of perishing by the sword or by the waves." To these moving complaints, the Britons received a desponding answer : The Romans pitied... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 470 trang
...AD one hand, drive us into the sea; the sea, on the 446. other, drives us back upon the barbarians. We have only the hard choice left us, of perishing...unserviceable allies. The Britons, thus neglected, were reduced to despair ; while, having left their fields uncultivated, they began to find the miseries... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - 1824 - 568 trang
...the one hand drive us into the sea , the sea, on the other, throws us back on the barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice left us of perishing by the sword or by the waves." The Romans, however, at this time pressed by Attila, the most terrible enemy that ever... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 780 trang
...hack upon the harharians. We have only the hard choice left us, of perishing hy the sword, or heing drowned in the deep." Such, however, were the calamities...of the Romans themselves, surrounded as they were hy myriads of savage nations, that they could yield eo assistance to such remote and unserviceahle... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett - 1825 - 480 trang
...the one hand, chase us into the sea ; the sea on the other, throws us back upon the barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice left us, of perishing by the sword, or by the waves."" But jEtius, pressed by the arms of Attila, the most terrible enemy that ever assailed... | |
 | William Grimshaw - 1826 - 318 trang
...one hand, chase us into the sea: the sea, on the other, throws us back upon the barbarians ; so that we have only the hard choice left us, of perishing by the sword or by the waves." But the Romans, pressed by the arms of Attila, the most formidable enemy that had ever... | |
 | Stephen Reynolds Clarke - 1826 - 462 trang
..."on the one hand chase us into the sea, the sea on the other throws us back upon the barbarians; and we have only the hard choice left us of perishing by the sword or by the waves." But Rome, being sufficiently occupied with her own disasters, was compelled to refuse... | |
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The barbarians chase us into the sea ; the sea throws us back upon the barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice left us of perishing by the sword, or perishing by the waves. 
