 But what would be the security of the good if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky? Against an army sailing through the clouds, neither walls nor mountains nor seas could afford any security. A flight of northern savages might hover in the...  The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale - Страница 42по Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 304 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 страници
...feas, could afford any fecurity. A flight of northern favages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irrefiftible violence upon the capital of...of the naked nations that fwarm on the coaft of the fouthern.fea." The prince promifed fccrecy, and waited for the performance, not wholly hopelefs of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 страници
...leas, could afford any fecurity. A flight of northern favages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irrefiftible violence upon the capital of...the fudden defcent of fome of the naked nations that iwarm on the coaft of the fouthern fea." The prince promifed fecrecy, and waited for the performance,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 страници
...feas, could afford any fecurity. A flight of northern favages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irrefiftible violence upon the capital of...the fudden defcent of fome of the naked nations that /warm on the coaft of the fouthern fea." The prince promifed fecrecy, and waited for the performance,... | |
 | 1788 - 778 страници
...once with irreliftiblc violcnceupon the capital of a fruitful region that was rolling under them. Evun this valley, the retreat of princes, the abode of happinefs, might be violated by the В г RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABIS5INIA. ' fudden dcfcent of fome of the naked the wiM beads and the tame... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 страници
...feas, could afford any fecurity. A flight of northern favages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irrefiftible violence upon the capital of...this valley, the retreat of princes, the abode of happineis, might be violated by the fudden defcent of foine of the naked nations that fwarm on the... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - 540 страници
...fcas could afford any fecurity ; a flight of northern favages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irrefiftible violence upon the capital of a fruitful region that was rolling under them.' " The prince promifed fecrecy, and waited for the performance, not wholly hopelefs of fuccefs; he vilitedthe... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - 606 страници
...any fecurity ; a flight of northern favages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irreMible violence upon the capital of a fruitful region that was rolling under them.' " The prince promifed fecrecy, and waited for the performance, not wholly hopekfs of fuccefs; he vifited... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 страници
...security. A flight of northern savages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capital of a fruitful region that...this valley, the retreat of princes, the abode of happiness, might be violated by the sudden descent of some of the naked nations that swarm on the coast... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 страници
...security. A flight qf northern savages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capital of, a fruitful region that...this valley, the retreat of princes, the abode of happiness, might be violated by the sudden descent of some of the naked nations that swarm on the coast... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 страници
...security. A flight of northern savages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capital of a fruitful region that...this valley, the retreat of princes, the abode of happiness, might be violated by the sudden descent of some of the naked nations that swarm on the coast... | |
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