 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1800 - 468 pages
...their javelins against the enemy, ran along th< beam, leaped on the ground, resumed their sear, stopt, or turned their horses at full speed, and sometimes...cunningly retreated, to draw the enemy into confusion. Nothing can be more terrible than the idea of a charioteer thus driving furiously in the midst of dangers... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1806 - 346 pages
...the ground, resumed their seat, stopt, or turned their horses at full speed, and sometimes Ciainingly retreated, to draw the enemy into confusion. The religion of the Britons was one of the most considerate, parts of their government ; and the Druids, who were the guardians of it, possessed great... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...their javelins against the enemy, ran along the beam, leaped on the ground, resumed their siat, stopped or turned their horses at full speed, and sometimes...of the most considerable parts of their government j and the Druhls, who were the guardians of it, possessed great authority among them. No species of... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 540 pages
...unknown, wars were the chief occupation, and formed the chief object of ambition among the people. THE religion of the Britons was one of the most considerable parts of their government; and the Druids1 who were their priests, possessed great authority among them.. Besides ministering at the altar,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 400 pages
...their javelins against the -enemy, rap along the beam, leaped on the ground, resumed their seat, stopt, or turned their horses at full speed, and sometimes...considerable parts of their government; and the Druids, who wefe the guardians of it, possessed great authority among them. TS T o species of superstition was... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 432 pages
...unknown, wars were the chief occupation, and formed the chief object of ambition among the people. The religion of the Britons was one of the most considerable...parts of their government; and the Druids, who were their priests, possessed great authority amon; them. Besides ministering at the altar, and directing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1823 - 398 pages
...their javelins against the enemy, ran along the beam, leaped on the ground, resumed their seat, stopt or turned their horses at full speed, and sometimes...Britons was one of the most considerable parts of their goverument ; and the Druids, who were the guardians of it, -possessed great authority among them. No... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1823 - 470 pages
...their javelins against the enemy, ran along the beam, leaped on the ground, resumed their seat, stopped or turned their horses at full speed, and sometimes...cunningly retreated to draw the enemy into confusion. Nothing can be more terrible than the idea of a charioteer thus driving furiously in the midst of dangers;... | |
 | William Eastmead - Caves - 1824 - 536 pages
...their javelins against the enemy, ran along the beam, leapt on the ground, resumed their seat, stopt, or turned their horses at full speed, and sometimes...most considerable parts of their government, and the driiitls who were the guardians of it possessed great authority among (hem. The word druid is supposed... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - Great Britain - 1824 - 568 pages
...unknown, wars were the chief occupation, and formed the chief object of ambition among the people. The religion of the Britons was one of the most considerable...parts of their government ; and the Druids, who were their priests, possessed great authority. They enjoyed an immunity from wars and taxes. They possessed... | |
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The religion of the Britons was one of the most considerable parts of their government ; and the Druids, who were their priests, possessed great authority among them. Besides ministering at the altar, and directing all religious duties, they presided... 
