But the empire of the Romans filled the 'world, and when that empire fell into the hands of a single person, the world became a safe and dreary prison for his enemies. The slave of imperial despotism, whether he was condemned to drag his gilded chain... A History of the Romans Under the Emperors - Strona 74autor: Dawson Massy - 1863 - Liczba stron: 511Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Edmund Burke - 1779 - Liczba stron: 750
...his merit, the freedom of complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans filled the world, and when that empire fell into the hands of з Jingle perfon, the world became a fecure and dreary prifon for his enemies. The flave of Imperial... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1788 - Liczba stron: 638
...his merit, the freedom of complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans filled the world, and when that empire fell into the hands of a fingle pcrfon, the world became a fecuie and dreary prifon for his enemies. The (lave of Imperil] defpotifm,... | |
| 1788 - Liczba stron: 642
...his merit, the freedom of complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans filled the world, and when that empire fell into the hands of a fingle perfon, the world became a fecure and dreary prifon for hi. enemies. The Have of Imperil! dcfpotifm,... | |
| 1788 - Liczba stron: 638
...his merit, the freedom of complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romany filled the world, and when that empire fell into the hands of a fmgle perfon, the world became a fecure and dreary prilon for his enemies. The flave of Imperial dcfpotifm,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - Liczba stron: 494
...freedom of complaint, and per- '— ' »^ ' haps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans filled the world, and when that empire fell into the...chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1811 - Liczba stron: 542
...merit, the freedom of complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans fifled: the world, and when that empire fell into the hands...chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1818 - Liczba stron: 766
...his merit, the freedom of complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans filled the world, and when that empire fell into the...enemies. The slave of imperial despotism, whether be was condemned to drag his gilded chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - Liczba stron: 608
...the freedom of complaint, complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans filled the world, and when that empire fell into the...chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - Liczba stron: 626
...the freedom of complaint, complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans filled the world, and when that empire fell into the...chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - Liczba stron: 608
...his merit, the freedom of complaint, and perhaps the means of revenge. But the empire of the Romans filled the world, and when that empire fell into the...enemies. The slave of imperial despotism, whether he was condenmed to drag his gilded chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren... | |
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