Elegy, supposed to be written on a field of battle / [Anon].

  • Hancock, Thomas, 1783-1849
Date:
1818
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Credit: Elegy, supposed to be written on a field of battle / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ?.}. f fs' M ELEGY, * SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN ON A FIELD OF BATTLE * •*$ W ivy C 0^ c Quid miseros toties in aperta pericula cives Projicis ? 0 Latio caput horum et causa malorum ! Nulla salus bello : pacem te poscimus omnes. Virg. 2En» lib. xi. “ There are many men who look upon all war (would to God that all men saw it in the same light), with extreme abhorrence, as afflicting mankind with calamities not necessary, shocking to humanity, and repugnant to reason.” Bishop Watson's Apology for the Bible, Letter 3d. Lonhon: PRINTED FOR JOHN AND ARTHUR ARCH, CORNHILL. 1818