 | Edward Wortley Montagu - 1759 - 404 σελίδες
...with his poor but hardy Pcrfians. The extenfive and opulent empire of Perfia fell an cafy conqueft to Alexander and a handful of Macedonians ; and the...Macedonian Empire, when enervated by the luxury of Afia, was compell'd to receive the yoke of the victo rious Romans. Luxury, when introduc'd into free... | |
 | James Burgh - 1775 - 540 σελίδες
...with his poor but hardy Pexfians. The extenfive and opulent empire of Perfia fell an eafy conqueft to Alexander, and a handful of Macedonians. And the...Macedonian empire, when enervated by the luxury of Afia, was compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. Luxury, when introduced into free... | |
 | Edward Wortley Montagu - 1793 - 364 σελίδες
...with his poor but hardy Perfians. The extenfive and opulent empire of Perfia fell an eafy conqueft to Alexander and a handful of Macedonians; and the...Macedonian Empire , when enervated by the luxury of Afia , was compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. Luxury, when introduced into free... | |
 | Edward Wortley Montagu - 1806 - 364 σελίδες
...with his poor but hardy Persians. The extensive and opulent empire of Persia fell an easy conquest to Alexander and a handful of Macedonians ; and the...compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. Luxury, when introduced into free states, and suffered to be diffused without controul through the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1807 - 394 σελίδες
.... 203 " Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander and a " handful of Macedonians. And the Macedo" nian empire, when enervated by the luxury " of Asia, was...descendants of " the heroes, philosophers, orators, and free ci" tizens of Greece are now the slaves of the " Grand Turk. The posterity of the Scipios " and Catos... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1807 - 386 σελίδες
...•202 " Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander and a " handful of Macedonians. And the Macedo" nian empire, when enervated by the luxury " of Asia, was...descendants of " the heroes, philosophers, orators, and free ci" tizens of Greece are now the slaves of the " Grand Turk. The posterity of the Scipios " and Catos... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1807 - 386 σελίδες
...empire of *' Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander and a " handful of Macedonians. And the Macedo" nian empire, when enervated by the luxury " of Asia, was...descendants of " the heroes, philosophers, orators, and free ci" tizens of Greece are now the slaves of the " Grand Turk. The posterity of the Scipios " and Catos... | |
 | American Unitarian Association. Executive Committee - 1826 - 512 σελίδες
...many living beyond their means, and is there not a great amount of expenditure for folly and sin 1 I know that extravagance and luxury are relative terms,...whose boast it was, that they were the countrymen of Scipio and Cato, are now singing operas on the English stage,' tended. But from an increased inability... | |
 | Abigail Adams - 1840 - 522 σελίδες
...enemies, nor the prowess of their arms, could conquer them. History informs us that the Assyrian empire sunk under the arms of Cyrus, with his poor but hardy...compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. Yet even this mistress of the world, as she is proudly styled, in her turn defaced her glory, tarnished... | |
 | Abigail Adams - 1922 - 340 σελίδες
...enemies, nor the prowess of their arms, could conquer them. History informs us that the Assyrian empire sunk under the arms of Cyrus, with his poor but hardy...compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. Yet even this mistress of the world, as she is proudly styled, in her turn defaced her glory, tarnished... | |
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... which extinguishes public virtue, and puts a final period to liberty. Thus the Assyrian empire sunk under the arms of Cyrus with his poor but hardy Persians. The extensive and opulent empire of Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander and a handful of... 