 | Edward Wortley Montagu - 1759 - Počet stránok 404
...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 - Počet stránok 540
...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 - 1778 - Počet stránok 414
...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 ftates, and fuffered to be diffufed without controul through the body of the people, was ever productive... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1807 - Počet stránok 394
.... 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...compelled to receive the yoke of " the victorious Romans. The descendants of " the heroes, philosophers, orators, and free ci" tizens of Greece are now the slaves... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1807 - Počet stránok 386
...•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...compelled to receive the yoke of " the victorious Romans. The descendants of " the heroes, philosophers, orators, and free ci" tizens of Greece are now the slaves... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1807 - Počet stránok 386
...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...compelled to receive the yoke of " the victorious Romans. The descendants of " the heroes, philosophers, orators, and free ci" tizens of Greece are now the slaves... | |
 | American Unitarian Association. Executive Committee - 1826 - Počet stránok 512
...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...compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. The descendants of the heroes, philosophers, orators and free citizens of Greece, have been for ages... | |
 | Joseph Tuckerman - 1827 - Počet stránok 558
...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...compelled to receive the yoke of the victorious Romans. The descendants of the heroes, philosophers, orators and free citizens of Greece, have been for ages... | |
 | Abigail Adams - 1922 - Počet stránok 340
...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...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 - 1840 - Počet stránok 294
...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...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... 