 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1723 - 584 sidor
...Attila, for Eleds, according t , Prolpei fequel of the Letter they thus exprefs'd rheir Calamities. T'he Barbarians drive us to the Sea ; the Sea drives us back to tlx Barbarians ; between them we are expos d to two forts of Deathit •we are either ftain or drowned.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 sidor
...the Roman general for afiiftiuicc, thus aprefled their miferable condition——••" We " fcnow not which way to turn us. The Barbarians drive us " to the fea, and the fea forces us back to the Barbarians; " between which we have only the choice of two deaths,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 sidor
...applying to jEtius the Roman general for affiftance, thuscxpreffed their tmfcrable condition. — " We know not which way to turn us. " The barbarians drive us to fea, and the fea forces us " back to the barbarians ; between which we have only " the choice of two... | |
 | rev. William Warrington - 1788 - 668 sidor
...17. p.aig. Gale's Script. Math. Weft. Florc* Hift. p. 211. " To jEtius, thrice conful, the groans of the Britons. We " know not which way to turn us. The Barbarians drive us " to the fea, and the fea forces us back to the Barbarians ; be" tween which we have only the choice of two... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 322 sidor
...applying to JEtitu the Roman general for jffiftancc, thus expreffed their miferable condition:——" We know not which " way to turn us. The Barbarians drive us to fea, and the fea forces " us back to the Barbarians ; between which we have only the choice " of two... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 sidor
...applying to /Etius the Roman general for affiftance, thus exprefied their due/able condition — " We know not which way ** to turn us. The barbarians drive us to fea, " and the lea forces us back to the barbarians ; J" between which we have only the choice of two... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 344 sidor
...Britons applying to JLtiuf the Roman general for assistance, thus expressed their miserable condition : " We know not which way to turn ' " us. The Barbarians drive us to sea, and the sea forces us back to the " Barbarians; between which we have only the choice of two deaths,... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 sidor
...applying to jEtius, the Roman general, for assistance, thus expressed their miserable condition : " We know not which way to turn us The Barbarians drive us to sea, and the sea forces us back to the Barbarians; between which "we have only the choice of two deaths,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 516 sidor
...their supplicatory letter to Aetius, which they call the Groans of Britain, " We know not (say they) which way to turn us. The barbarians drive us to the sea, and the sea forces us back on the barbarians; between which we have only the choice of two deaths,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 sidor
...applying to .Stius the Roman general for assistance, thus expressed their miserable condition. — •' We know not which way to turn us. The barbarians drive us to sea, and the sea forces us back to the barbarians; between which we have only the choice of two deaths,... | |
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The Barbarians drive us to the sea, and the sea forces us back to the Barbarians ; between which we have only the choice of two deaths, either to be swallowed up by the waves, or butchered by the sword. 
