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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... "
Northern Campaigns, from the Commencement of the War in 1812, to the ... - Page 84
by John Philippart - 1813 - 442 pages
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History of Gustavus Adolphus

John Leavitt Stevens - Sweden - 1884 - 448 pages
...poetry 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 secure or however sacred,...
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History of Gustavus Adolphus

John Leavitt Stevens - Sweden - 1884 - 452 pages
...poetry 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 secure or however sacred,...
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The History of the Thirty Years' War in Germany

Friedrich Schiller - Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 - 1884 - 402 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, (laughters at the feet of their parents ; and the defenceless sex exposed to the double sacrifice of...
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Great names in European history

William Henry Davenport Adams - Europe - 1884 - 420 pages
...They spared neither the helplessness of old age, nor the feebleness of childhood. Wives were outraged in the arms of their husbands, daughters at the feet of their parents; neither rank, age, sex, nor beauty escaped, or could disarm the fury of the conquerors. In a single...
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The Advancing Kingdom: Or, The Wonders of Foretold History

Frances Emory Tower - Bible - 1892 - 584 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...husbands, daughters at the feet of their parents ; and the defenseless sex exposed to the double sacrifice of virtue and of life. No situation, however obscure...
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Lutherans in All Lands: The Wonderful Works of God, Volumes 1-2

John Nicholas Lenker - Lutheran Church - 1893 - 1032 pages
...Schiller says, "commenced a scene of horrors for which history has no language — poetry no pencil. Wives were abused in the arms of their husbands; daughters...the feet of their parents; and the defenceless sex exposed to the double sacrifice of virtue and of life. The Croats amused themselves with throwing children...
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History of the Thirty Years' War: Tr. from the German...

Friedrich Schiller - Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 - 1895 - 396 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,...
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The Arena, Volume 11

1895 - 548 pages
...ncithev 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. . . . Fifty-three women were found in a single church...
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Schiller's Works: The history of the revolt of the Netherlands. The history ...

Friedrich Schiller - 1901 - 880 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,...
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The Historians' History of the World: The Netherlands (concluded), The ...

Henry Smith Williams - World History - 1904 - 714 pages
...poetry no pencil. Neither innocent childhood nor hapless old age, neither youth, sex, rank, nor beauty could disarm the fury of the conquerors. Wives were...sacrifice of virtue and life. No situation, however obscure or however sacred, escaped the rapacity of the enemy. In a single church fifty-three women...
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