 Arcot, he drew from every quarter whatever a savage ferocity could add to his new rudiments in the arts of destruction ; and compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of...  Writings and Speeches - Page 71by Edmund Burke - 1901Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Hayward - Great Britain - 1874 - 434 pages
...materials of fury, havoc, and desolation into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivity of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all these...and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which darkened all their horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1858 - 516 pages
...and desolation into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains. While the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly...gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all the horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatic.... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - India - 1858 - 198 pages
...the mountains." This was the " menacing " meteor which blackened all the horizon until it sud" denly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents " upon the plains of the Carnatic." * At the approach of Hyder's army, the frontier-posts, held by Sepoys, surrendered wiih but slight... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1858 - 190 pages
...the mountains." This was the " menacing " meteor which blackened all the horizon until it sud" denly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents " upon the plains of the Carnatic." * At the approach of Hyder's army, the frontier-posts, held by Sepoys, surrendered wiih but slight... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1860 - 644 pages
...destruction ; and compounding all tho materials of fury, havoc, and desolation, into one black cloud, he @W 9 V N~ŧ!] T {dM ] 3 9S ? v v j>i(C' I ...9 ؊ N k Q ÉVt f#= zRFғ + $ nM h~ woo, the tiko of which no nye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell.... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1861 - 652 pages
...destruction ; and compounding all the materials of fury, havock, and desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains....it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its • Burke—" Speech on the Nabob of Aroot's debts." 1773-1784.] HYDER DEFEATED BY COÛTE. 181 contents... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1861 - 622 pages
...destruction ; and compounding all the materials of fury, havoclc, and desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all these evils were idlv and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon, it suddenly burst,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1861 - 580 pages
...destruction ; and, compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all the evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1862 - 460 pages
...destruction ; and compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains....down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatick. — Then ensued a scene of woe, the like of which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1862 - 578 pages
...destruction ; and, compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all the evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon,... | |
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