 ... poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud ; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. For these reasons, the trade of a soldier is held the most honourable of all others : because a soldier is a Yahoo hired to kill in cold blood as...  Dean Swift and His Writings - Page 229by Gerald Patrick Moriarty - 1893 - 341 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 pages
...frequant Caufe of War between Princes, and .the nearer the Kindred is, the greater is their Difpoficion to quarrel : Poor Nations are hungry, and rich Nations...and Pride and Hunger will ever be at Variance. For thofe Reafons, the Trade of a Soldier is held the moft honourable of all others : Becaufe a Sofaier... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - Voyages, Imaginary - 1726 - 386 pages
..."War between Prince^ and the nearer the Kindred is, tlie greater is their Difpofition to quarrel: Toor Nations are hungry, and rich Nations are proud', and Pride and Hunger Witt ever be at variance. For thofe Reafons> the Trade of a Soldier is held the moft honourable of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...and the nearer the Kindred is, the greater is their Difpo£tion to quarrel : Pear Nations are byngry, and rich Nations are proud ; and Pride and Hunger will ever be at Variance. For thefe Reafons, the Trade of a Soldier is held the moft honourable of all others : Becaufe a Soldier... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...thefe reafons, the trade of a folditr is held the moft honourable of all others; becaufe a felditr is a yahoo hired to kill in cold blood as many of his own fpecies, who have never offended him, as poffibly he can. THERE is likewife a kind of beggarly Princes... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...frequent caufe of war between princes ; and the nearer the kindred is, the greater is their difpofition to quarrel : poor nations are hungry, and rich nations...and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. For thefe reafons, the trade of a foldier is held the moft honourable of all others : becaufe a foldier... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...between princes j and the nearer the kindred is, the greater is their difpofition to quarrel : peer nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud : and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. For thefe reafons the trade of a is held the moft honourable of all others -, becaufe becaufe a folditr... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...frequent caufe of war between princes ; and the nearer the kindred is, the greater is their difpofition tp quarrel : Poor nations are hungry and rich nations...and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. For thefe reafons, the trade of a foldier is held the moft honourable of all others ; becaufe a. foldier... | |
 | 512 pages
...frequent caufe o< wai between prince-:, and the nearer the kindred is, the greater is their difpofttion to quarrel : poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud, and pride and hunger wilt ever be at variance. For thofe reafons, the trade of a foldier is held the moft honourable of... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...know of any murders half so bloody. BARBAULD AND AIKIN. Evenings at Home, vol. i. A SOLDIER is a being hired to kill in cold blood as many of his own species, who have nerer offended him, as possibly he can. , SWIFT. -Gulliver.s Travels, parttv. cb. iv. •• FOR love... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...frequent cause of war between princes ; and the nearer the kindred is, the greater their disposition to quarrel: poor nations are hungry, and rich nations...of his own species, who have never offended him, as possibly he can. There is likewise a kind of beggarly princes in Europe, nc* able to make war by themselves,... | |
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