 | Edmund Burke - History - 1778 - 762 pages
...important war, they {elected A captive of the nation with whom. they were at variance, and oppbfed to him a warriour out of their own, number. To each...party who prevailed, could plead in his favour the interpofition of the deity. When an individual was called before the magiftrate, and charged with an... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1778 - 514 pages
...they feIsdcd a captive of the nation with whom they were at variance, and oppofed to him a warrior out of their own number. To each, champion they prefented...party who prevailed, could plead in his favour the interpofition of the deity. When an individual was called before the magiftrate, and charged with an... | |
 | History - 1800 - 694 pages
...juftice, and weaknefs to be crime. When they would divine the fate of au important war, they felcfted a captive of the nation with whom they were at variance,...their triumph or defeat. • Religion interfered with r.rms and with valour, and the party who prevailed could plead in his favour the interpolation of the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 688 pages
...variance, and oppofcd to him a warriour out of their own number. To ench champion they prefented the arras of his country, and, according as the victory fell...party who prevailed could plead in his favour the interpofition of the Deity. When an individual was called before the magiftrate, and charged with an... | |
 | 1830 - 604 pages
...at variance, and opposed to him a warrior out of their own numher. To each champion they presented the arms of his country; and, according as the victory fell to the one or the other, they prognosticated their triumph or defeat. Religion interfered with arms and with valour ; and the party... | |
 | Gilbert Stuart - Philosophy - 1995 - 484 pages
...they {elected a captive of the nation with whom they were at variance, and oppofed to him a warrior out of their own number. To each, champion they prefented the arms of his country ; and, according as the viclory fell to the one or the other, ilizy prcgnoflicated their triumph or deieat. Religion interfered... | |
 | 1780 - 826 pages
...they ielefled a captive of the nation with whom they were at variance, and oppoftd to him a warrior out of their own number. To each champion they prefented...party who prevailed could plead in his favour the interpofition of the Deity. When an individual was called before the Magiftrate, and charged with an... | |
 | 1741 - 758 pages
...capti<fe of the nation with whom they were at vaiiance, and oppored to him a warrior out of their owu number. To each champion they prefented the arms of...as the victory fell to the one or the other, they prognofticatsd. their triumph or defeat. Religion interfered with arms and with valour ; and the party... | |
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A captive of the nation with whom. they were at variance, and oppbfed to him a warriour out of their own, number. To each champion they prefented the arms of his country ; and, according as the victory fell to the one or the other, they prognofticated... 