 | Samuel Johnson - Falkland Islands - 1771 - 84 pages
...enjoyed the profit ; if he G 2 that L that bled in the battle grew rich by the victory, he might fhew his gains without envy. But at the conclufion of a...fudden glories of paymafters and agents, contractors and commiflaries, whofe equipages fhine like meteors and whofe palaces rife like exhalations. THESE... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...he might Ihew his gains -without envy. But at the conclufion of a long war, how are we recompenced for the death of multitudes, and the expence of millions...fudden glories of pay-mafters and agents, contractors and commiflioners, whofe equipages fhjne like meteors, and whofe palaces rife like exhalations. . Ditto,... | |
 | Thomas Day - Great Britain - 1785 - 300 pages
...danger enjoyed the profit; if he that " Wed in the battle grew rich by the victory, he might •' {hew his gains without envy. But at the conclufion of a..." multitudes, and the expence of millions, but by contem*' plating the fudden glories of paymafters and agents, con" tractors and commiflaries, whofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...danger enjoyed the profit, and after bleeding in the battle, grew rich by the victory, he might fhew his gains without envy. But at the conclufion of a...the expence of millions, but by contemplating the fuddcn glories of paymafters and agents, contractors and commiflaries, whofe equipages frrine like... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...danger enjoyed the profit, and after bleeding in the battle grew rich by the victory, he might fliew his gains without envy. But at the conclufion of a ten years war, how are we recompenfcd for the death of multitudes and the expence of millions, but by contemplating the fudden... | |
 | Great Britain - 1794 - 480 pages
...theif origin from infamy. AT the conclusion of a ten years war1, Dr. Johnson, " Ho\v are we recompenced for the death of Multitudes, and the expence of Millions, but by conten- plating the sudden glories of Paymasters and Agents; of .Contractors, and Commissaries, whose... | |
 | Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - Europe - 1795 - 476 pages
...enjoyed the profit, and after bleeding in the battle grew rich by the the victory, he might fhew even his gains without envy ; but at the conclufion of...fudden glories of paymafters and agents, contractors, and commiflaries, whofe equipages fhine like meteors, and •whofe palaces rife like exhalations."... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...might shew his gains without envy. But at the conclusion of a ten years war, how are we recompensed for the death of multitudes and the expence of millions, but by contemplating the sudden glories of paymasters and agents, contractors and commissaries, whose equipages shine like meteors,... | |
 | Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - Europe - 1796 - 462 pages
...fhcw even hii gains with* out envy ; but at the condufion of a fen year* war how are we recompenfcd for the death of multitudes, and the expence of millions,...contemplating the fudden glories of paymafters and agents, contraflow, and cdmmiffariev whofe equipages ftiine like meteors, and whofepalace* rife like exhalations,... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1799 - 376 pages
...enjoyed the profit, and, after bleed" ing in the battle, grew rich by the victory, " he might fhew his gains without envy ; " but, at the conclufion...years war, " how are we recompenfed for the death of 'c multitudes * and the expence of millions, " but by contemplating the fudden glories of " paymafters... | |
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If he that shared the danger enjoyed the profit, and after bleeding in the battle grew rich by the victory, he might shew his gains without envy. But at the conclusion of a ten years... 
