 | David Hume - 1789 - 542 Seiten
...management, that men were not immediately fenfible of their ufe and efficacy: And even to the prefent times, improvements have been continually making on this furious engine, which, though i: feemed contrived for the deftruftion of mankind, and the overthrow of empires, has in the iffue... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 260 Seiten
...heen mnch less hurtful than a prsori reasoners might have apprehended. This furieus engine, says Hume, though it seemed contrived for the destruction of mankind, and the overthrow of empires, has in issue rendered hattles less hloody, has given greater stahility to civil societies. Nations, hy its... | |
 | William Russell - 1802 - 550 Seiten
...brought nations more on a level ; has made success in war a matter of calculation , and though seemingly contrived for the destruction of mankind, and the...of empires has in the issue rendered battles less blood)', and conquests less frequent, by giving greater security to states, and interesting the passions... | |
 | 1809 - 306 Seiten
...its use and efficacy ; and even to the present times, improvements have been continually making in this furious engine, which, though it seemed contrived...given greater stability to civil societies. Nations, byits means, have been brought more to a level ; conquests have become less frequent and rapid ; success... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 386 Seiten
...of such difficult management, that men were not immediately sensible of their. use and efficacy: and even to the present times, improvements have been...the overthrow of empires, has in the issue rendered hattles less bloody, and has given greater stahility to civil societies. Nations by its means have... | |
 | William Russell - 1822 - 446 Seiten
...brought nations more on a level ; has made success in war a matter of calculation; and, though seemingly contrived for the destruction of mankind, and the...has in the issue rendered battles less bloody, and conquests less frequent, by giving greater security to states, and interesting the passions of men... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 418 Seiten
...of such difficult management, that men were not immediately sensible of their use and efficacy ; and even to the present times, improvements have been...engine, which, though it seemed contrived for the 96 Jean Villani, lib. xii. cap. 66. destruction of mankind, and the overthrow of empires, has in the... | |
 | William Russell - 1839 - 582 Seiten
...brought nations more on a level ; has made success in war a matter of calculation ; and though seemingly contrived for the destruction of mankind, and the...has in the issue rendered battles less bloody, and conquest less frequent, by giving greater security to states, and interesting the passions of men less... | |
 | David Hume - 1841 - 648 Seiten
...immediately sensible of their use and efficacy ; and even to the pre* Jean Villam, lib. xii. cap. 66. sent times, improvements have been continually making on this furious engine, which, though it seemed con1346. trived for the destruction of mankind and the overthrow of empires, has, in the issue, rendered... | |
 | William Lennox Lascelles Fitzgerald De Ros (23d baron) - 1851 - 594 Seiten
...sensible of its use and efficacy ; and even now improvements are continually making in this formidable engine, which, though it seemed contrived for the...has, in the issue, rendered battles less bloody and destructive. Nations, by its means, have been brought more to a level ;. conquests have become less... | |
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Villani, lib. xii. cap. 05. 282 even to the present times, improvements have been continually making on this furious engine, which, though it seemed contrived for the destruction of mankind, and the overthrow of empires, has in the issue rendered battles... 
