 | 362 Seiten
...them before the brave chieftains' faces. The slave of yesterday becomes the master of his lord to day, or he flies to the Vikingr, and seeks his owner's...of blood, abound on every side. Theft and murder, plague and pestilence, mortalities and diseases, calumny, hatred, rapine, and the ferocity of our enemies,... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1836 - 626 Seiten
...ships. Such is their successful valour, that one of them will in battle put ten of our men to flight. Two or three will drive a troop of captive Christians...to penury and are pillaged. The poor men are sorely sednced and cruelly betrayed, and, though innocent, are sold far out of this land to foreign slavery.... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1841 - 636 Seiten
...yesterday becomes the muter of his lord to-day, or he flics to the Vikingr, and seeks his owner's Hie in the earliest battle. "Soldiers, famine, flames,...are frequently compelled into unjust marriages; many arc reduced to penury and arc pillaged. The poor nicrf are sorely seduced and cruelly betrayed, and,... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1841 - 636 Seiten
...rights of the servile are narrowed, and the right of charity is diminished. "Soldiers, famine. ffanies, and effusion of blood abound on every side. Theft...calumny, hatred, and rapine dreadfully afflict us. " Freemen may not govern themselves, nor go where they wish, nor possess their own as they like. Slaves... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1852 - 578 Seiten
...ships. Such Is their successful valour, that one of them will in battle put ten of our men to flight. Two or three will drive a troop of captive Christians...are frequently compelled into unjust marriages; many arc reduced to penury and are pillaged. The poor men are sorely seduced and cruelly betrayed, and,... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 530 Seiten
...master of his lord to-day ; or he flees to the ranks of his countrymen and seeks the life of his owner in the earliest battle. Soldiers, famine, flames and...of blood, abound on every side. Theft and murder, plague and pestilence, mortality and disease, calumny, hatred, rapine and the ferocity of our enemies... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 832 Seiten
...master of his lord to-day ; or he flees to the ranks of his countrymen and seeks the life of his owner in the earliest battle. Soldiers, famine, flames and...of blood, abound on every side. Theft and murder, plague and pestilence, mortality and disease, calumny, hatred, rapine and the ferocity of our enemies... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - 1893 - 462 Seiten
...the great chieftain's face. The slave of yesterday becomes the master of his lord to-day, or he flees to the Vikingr, and seeks his owner's life in the...are frequently compelled into unjust marriages; many arc reduced to penury and are pillaged. The poor men are sorely seduced and cruelly betrayed, and,... | |
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Two or three will drive a troop of captive Christians through the country from sea to sea. Very often they seize the wives and daughters of our thanes, and cruelly violate them before the great chieftain's face. The slave of yesterday becomes the master... 