| Henry Hallam - Civilization, Medieval - 1822 - 624 pages
...Charles Martel has immortalized his name, and may justly be reckoned among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes; with Marathon, Arbcla, the Metaurus, Chalons, and Leipsic. Yet do we not judge a little too much by... | |
| Literature - 1848 - 692 pages
...Martel [at Tours] has immortalised hie name, and may justly be reckoned among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent «cenes; Marathon, ABUELA, the Metaurus, Chalons, and Leipsic." — II MI VM " Alexander deserves the... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1848 - 692 pages
...class of economists. THE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD. BY PROFESSOR CREASY. Those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all it» subsequent scenes. — HALLAM. THE BATTLE OF VALMY. Purpure! metuunt tyranni Injurioso ne pede... | |
| Henry White - History - 1844 - 594 pages
...says Hallam, "has immortalized his name, and may justly be reckoned among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes — with Marathon, Arbela, the Metaurus, Chalons, and Leipsic." The victor endeavoured to complete... | |
| American literature - 1849 - 600 pages
...WORLD. BT PROFESSOR CREASY. NO. VIII.— THE BATTLE OF CHALONS, AD 451. " Those few battles, of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the...drama of the world, in all its subsequent scenes,- — Marathon, Arbela, the Metaurus, CHALONS, and Leipsic." — HALLAM. "The discomfiture of the mighty... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 602 pages
...Miicellany. THE SIX DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD. BV PROFESSOR CREASY. Those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes. — HALLAM. No. III.— THE METAURUS. Quid debeas, oh Roma, Neronibus, Testis Melaurum flumen, et Hasdrubal... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1848 - 692 pages
...homelike happiness. THE SIX DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD. BY PROFESSOR CREASY. Those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes. — HALLAM. No. IV.— ARMINIUS'S VICTORY OVER THE ROMAN LEGIONS UNDER VARUS. To a truly illustrious... | |
| Henry White - 1848 - 704 pages
...says Hallam, " has immortalized his name, and may justly be reckoned among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes — with Marathon, Arbela, the Metaurus, Chalons, and Leipsic." The victor endeavoured to complete... | |
| American periodicals - 1848 - 602 pages
...Martel (at Tours) has immortalized his name, and may justly be reckoned among those few battles qf which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scepes ; Marathon, ARBELA, the Metaurus, Chalons, and Leipsic." — HALLAM. " Alexander deserves the... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 610 pages
...DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD. BY PROFESSOR CREASY. " Those few battles of which a contrary event woulJ have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes."— HALLAM. No. П.— DEFEAT OF THE ATHENIANS AT SYRACUSE. " The Romans knew not, and could not know,... | |
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