The History of RomeRoutledge, 1854 - 497 pagine |
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Pagina 571
... kings : the gods forbid , you say . But , the enormity of the articles lessens not the obligation of a compact . If there is any thing in which the people can be bound , it can in all . Nor is there any importance in another ...
... kings : the gods forbid , you say . But , the enormity of the articles lessens not the obligation of a compact . If there is any thing in which the people can be bound , it can in all . Nor is there any importance in another ...
Pagina 582
... mind : nevertheless , the mention of so great a king and com- mander , now calls forth to public view those silent reflections , with which it has oftentimes occupied my mind ; and 582 THE HISTORY OF ROME . [ B. IX . CHAP . 17.
... mind : nevertheless , the mention of so great a king and com- mander , now calls forth to public view those silent reflections , with which it has oftentimes occupied my mind ; and 582 THE HISTORY OF ROME . [ B. IX . CHAP . 17.
Pagina 583
... kings and nations , but that even Alexander himself , would have found the Roman empire invincible . And first to begin with comparing the commanders . I do not , indeed , deny that Alexander was a captain of consummate merit ; but ...
... kings and nations , but that even Alexander himself , would have found the Roman empire invincible . And first to begin with comparing the commanders . I do not , indeed , deny that Alexander was a captain of consummate merit ; but ...
Pagina 584
... king of Epirus , had been lately cut off . 18. We are now speaking of Alexander not yet intoxicated by prosperity , the seductions of which no man was less сара- ble of withstanding . But , if he is to be judged from the tenor of his ...
... king of Epirus , had been lately cut off . 18. We are now speaking of Alexander not yet intoxicated by prosperity , the seductions of which no man was less сара- ble of withstanding . But , if he is to be judged from the tenor of his ...
Pagina 586
... king , is , that some of these acted in the office of dic- tator , which lasted only ten , or it might be twenty ... kings , being not only free from every kind of impediment , but masters of circum- stances and seasons , control all ...
... king , is , that some of these acted in the office of dic- tator , which lasted only ten , or it might be twenty ... kings , being not only free from every kind of impediment , but masters of circum- stances and seasons , control all ...
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