| Edward Wortley Montagu - 1759 - 404 σελίδες
...of Cyrus with his poor but hardy Pcrfians. The extenfive and opulent empire of Perfia fell an cafy conqueft to Alexander and a handful of Macedonians...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 ftates,... | |
| James Burgh - 1775 - 540 σελίδες
...refolute invader. Thus the Ajjyrian empire funk under the arms of Cyrus, with his poor but hardy Pexfians. The extenfive and opulent empire of Perfia fell an...Romans. Luxury, when introduced into free ftates, and fuffered to be diffufed without cdntroul through the body of the people, was ever productive of that... | |
| Edward Wortley Montagu - 1778 - 426 σελίδες
...inability to fupport the fatigues of war, as quickly threw them into the hands of the firft refolute invader. Thus the Affyrian empire funk under the arms...Romans. Luxury, when introduced into free ftates, and fuffered to be diffufed without controul through the body of the people, was ever productive of that... | |
| American Unitarian Association. Executive Committee - 1826 - 512 σελίδες
...Cyrus, with his poor but hardy Persians. The extensive and opulent empire of Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander, and a handful of Macedonians. And the...Macedonian empire, when enervated by the luxury of Asia, was compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. The descendants of the heroes, philosophers,... | |
| Joseph Tuckerman - 1827 - 558 σελίδες
...Cyrus, with his poor but hardy Persians. The extensive and opulent empire of Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander, and a handful of Macedonians. And the...Macedonian empire, when enervated by the luxury of Asia, was compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. The descendants of the heroes, philosophers,... | |
| Abigail Adams - 1922 - 342 σελίδες
...Cyrus, with his poor but hardy Persians. The extensive and opulent empire of Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander and a handful of Macedonians ; and the...Macedonian empire, when enervated by the luxury of Asia, was compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. Yet even this mistress of the world,... | |
| Abigail Adams - 1840 - 294 σελίδες
...Cyrus, with his poor but hardy Persians. The extensive and opulent empire of Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander and a handful of Macedonians ; and the...Macedonian empire, when enervated by the luxury of Asia, was compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. Yet even this mistress of the world,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1902 - 464 σελίδες
...Cyrus with his poor but hardy Persians. The extensive and opulent empire of Persia fell an easy prey to Alexander and a handful of Macedonians. And the...Macedonian empire, when enervated by the luxury of Asia, was compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. The descendants of the heroes, philosophers,... | |
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