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Side 6
... conquest of whole nations and countries exceeds the angry contests of petty republics . The Persian war was regarded by the Romans as merely a bold ro- mance 3 . The middle ages , and the dawn of mo- dern Italy , to whom the Greek ...
... conquest of whole nations and countries exceeds the angry contests of petty republics . The Persian war was regarded by the Romans as merely a bold ro- mance 3 . The middle ages , and the dawn of mo- dern Italy , to whom the Greek ...
Side 13
... conquest , we gaze with admiration on the Romans of the good times of the commonwealth . In their virtuous qualities they strongly resemble the Arabi- ans , under the first Kaliphs ; but the Arabians wanted a form of government ...
... conquest , we gaze with admiration on the Romans of the good times of the commonwealth . In their virtuous qualities they strongly resemble the Arabi- ans , under the first Kaliphs ; but the Arabians wanted a form of government ...
Side 14
... only subdued by superior power and num- bers . Such engagements served also in the intervals between greater and more decisive conquests , to ob- viate that decay of discipline and military tactics which long 14 INTRODUCTION .
... only subdued by superior power and num- bers . Such engagements served also in the intervals between greater and more decisive conquests , to ob- viate that decay of discipline and military tactics which long 14 INTRODUCTION .
Side 15
... conquests of Rome became consolidated into one body , history loses alto- gether that moral and poetic interest of earlier ages , which had long indeed been disturbed by disorders and cruelties , and the decay of every domestic virtue ...
... conquests of Rome became consolidated into one body , history loses alto- gether that moral and poetic interest of earlier ages , which had long indeed been disturbed by disorders and cruelties , and the decay of every domestic virtue ...
Side 23
... conquest , or in the wars with Hannibal . Whatever , therefore , is adduced upon the authority of Cato , deserves the highest attention ; and when stated as his positive assertion , the most implicit credit . The Social war , and the ...
... conquest , or in the wars with Hannibal . Whatever , therefore , is adduced upon the authority of Cato , deserves the highest attention ; and when stated as his positive assertion , the most implicit credit . The Social war , and the ...
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