 | George Cone Beckwith - Peace - 1847 - 262 pages
...neither rank nor beauty, could disarm the fury of the conquerors. Wives were dishonored in the very arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their parents, and the defenceless sex exposed to the double loss of virtue and life. No condition, however obscure, or however sacred, could... | |
 | 1851 - 860 pages
...no pencil: neither innocent childhood, nor helpless old age ; neither youth, sex, rank, nor beauty could disarm the fury of the conquerors. Wives were abused in the arms of their husbands l daughters at the feet of their parents ; and the defenceless sex exposed to the double sacrifice... | |
 | Elizabeth Palmer Peabody - Austria - 1852 - 254 pages
...no pencil; neither innocent childhood 89 nor helpless old age, neither youth, sex, rank, nor beauty, could disarm the fury of the conquerors. Wives were...the feet of their parents, and the defenceless sex exposed to the double sacrifice of virtue and life. No situation, however obscure, or however sacred,... | |
 | Friedrich Schiller - Netherlands - 1857 - 540 pages
...no pencil. Neither innocent childhood, nor helpless old age; neither youth, sex, rank, nor beauty, could disarm the fury of the conquerors. Wives were...the feet of their parents; and the defenceless sex exposed to the double sacrifice of virtue and life. No situation, however obscure, or however sacred,... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1858 - 414 pages
...neither rank nor beauty, could disarm the fury of the conquerors. Wives were dishonoured in the very arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their parents, and the defenceless sex exposed to the double loss of virtue and life. No condition, however obscure, or however sacred, could... | |
 | Arbitration (International law) - 1859 - 830 pages
...neither rank nor beauty, could disarm the fury of the conquerers. Wives were dishonored in the very arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their parents, and the defenceless sex exposed to the double loss of virtue and life. No condition, however obscure, or however sacred, could... | |
 | Friedrich Schiller - 1861 - 628 pages
...neither youth, sex, rank, nor beauty, could disarm the fury of the conquerors. Wives were abused j in the arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their parents ; and the defenseless sex exposed to the double sacrifice of virtue und life. Sio situation, however obscure,... | |
 | William Charles Dowding - Christian union - 1863 - 394 pages
...youth, nor sex, nor rank, nor beauty were able to disarm the conqueror's wrath. Wives were mishandled in the, arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their fathers. Women were found beheaded in a church ; whilst the troopers amused themselves by throwing... | |
 | John Fletcher Hurst - Protestantism - 1865 - 656 pages
...affirms, " nor sex, nor rank, nor beauty were able to disarm the conqueror's wrath. Wives were mishandled in the arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their fathers. Women were found beheaded in a church, whilst the ' troopers amused themselves by throwing... | |
 | John Fletcher Hurst - 1867 - 552 pages
...affirms, " nor sex, nor rank, nor beauty were able to disarm the conqueror's wrath. Wives were mishandled in the arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their fathers. Women were found beheaded in a church, whilst the troopers amused themselves by throwing infants... | |
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Neither innocent childhood, nor helpless old age ; neither youth, sex, rank, nor beauty could disarm the fury of the conquerors. Wives were abused in the arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their parents ; and the defenceless sex exposed... 
