The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1R. Priestley, ... J. Offor, ... W.H. Reid, ... Priestley and Weale, ... M. Doyle, ... and D.A. Talboys, Oxford, 1821 |
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... temple of Jupiter , that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind . " After devoting six weeks to the tour of Na- ples , he returned to his own country : the succeeding five years and a half afforded ...
... temple of Jupiter , that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind . " After devoting six weeks to the tour of Na- ples , he returned to his own country : the succeeding five years and a half afforded ...
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... temples of the gods , and sometimes condescending to act a part on the theatre of superstition , they concealed the sentiments of an atheist under the sacerdotal robes . Reasoners of such a temper were scarcely inclined to wrangle about ...
... temples of the gods , and sometimes condescending to act a part on the theatre of superstition , they concealed the sentiments of an atheist under the sacerdotal robes . Reasoners of such a temper were scarcely inclined to wrangle about ...
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... temples ; but , in the exercise of the religion which they derived from their ancestors , they uniformly experienced the indulgence , and even protec- tion , of the Roman conquerors . The province of Gaul seems , and indeed only seems ...
... temples ; but , in the exercise of the religion which they derived from their ancestors , they uniformly experienced the indulgence , and even protec- tion , of the Roman conquerors . The province of Gaul seems , and indeed only seems ...
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... temples of Serapis and Isis demolished , and their worshippers banished from Rome and Italy.P But the zeal of ... temple of Isis and Serapis was demolished by the order of the senate , ( Dion Cassius , 1. 40. p . 252. ) and even ...
... temples of Serapis and Isis demolished , and their worshippers banished from Rome and Italy.P But the zeal of ... temple of Isis and Serapis was demolished by the order of the senate , ( Dion Cassius , 1. 40. p . 252. ) and even ...
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... temple of her subjects ; and the freedom of the city was bestowed on all the gods of mankind . * of Rome . II . The narrow policy of preserving , without any Freedom foreign mixture , the pure blood of the ancient citizens , had checked ...
... temple of her subjects ; and the freedom of the city was bestowed on all the gods of mankind . * of Rome . II . The narrow policy of preserving , without any Freedom foreign mixture , the pure blood of the ancient citizens , had checked ...
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Page 93 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Page xxix - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Page 1 - In the second century of the Christian Era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind.
Page xii - In the solitude of a sequestered village he bestowed a liberal and even learned education on his only daughter. She surpassed his hopes by her proficiency in the sciences and languages; and in her short visits to some relations at Lausanne, the wit, the beauty, and erudition of Mademoiselle Curchod were the theme of universal applause. The report of such a prodigy awakened my curiosity; I saw and loved. I found her learned without pedantry, lively in conversation, pure in sentiment, and elegant in...
Page xxii - As I believed, and as I still believe, that the propagation of the Gospel, and the triumph of the Church, are inseparably connected with the decline of the Roman monarchy, I weighed the causes and effects of the revolution, and contrasted the narratives and apologies of the Christians themselves, with the glances of candour or enmity which the Pagans have cast on the rising sects.
Page 67 - This long peace, and the uniform government of the Romans, introduced a slow and secret poison into the vitals of the empire. The minds of men were gradually reduced to the same level, the fire of genius was extinguished, and even the military spirit evaporated.
Page viii - To the University of Oxford I acknowledge no obligation; and she will as cheerfully renounce me for a son as I am willing to disclaim her for a mother.
Page 36 - Atheist under the sacerdotal robes. Reasoners of such a temper were scarcely inclined to wrangle about their respective modes of faith, or of worship. It was indifferent to them what shape the folly of the multitude might choose to .assume; and they approached, with the same inward contempt, and the same external reverence, the altars of the Libyan, the Olympian, or the Capitoline Jupiter.
Page 91 - His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Page 60 - Such was the solid construction of the Roman highways, whose firmness has not entirely yielded to the effort of fifteen centuries. They united the subjects of the most distant provinces by an easy and familiar intercourse ; but their primary object had been to facilitate the marches of the legions ; nor was any country considered as completely subdued, till it had been rendered, in all its parts, pervious to the arms and authority of the conqueror.