De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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... forces to the majesty of Rome . And , these withdrawn from the comparison , who else was there what prince , what king , what potentate of any denomination , to break the universal calm , that through centuries continued to lave , as ...
... forces to the majesty of Rome . And , these withdrawn from the comparison , who else was there what prince , what king , what potentate of any denomination , to break the universal calm , that through centuries continued to lave , as ...
Side 11
... revealed . The youngest reader will know that the grandest forms in which the collective might of the human race has manifested itself , are the four monarchies . Four times have the distributive forces of nations THE CÆSARS . 11.
... revealed . The youngest reader will know that the grandest forms in which the collective might of the human race has manifested itself , are the four monarchies . Four times have the distributive forces of nations THE CÆSARS . 11.
Side 12
Thomas De Quincey. monarchies . Four times have the distributive forces of nations gathered themselves , under the strong com- pression of the sword , into mighty aggregates - de- nominated Universal Empires , or Monarchies . These are ...
Thomas De Quincey. monarchies . Four times have the distributive forces of nations gathered themselves , under the strong com- pression of the sword , into mighty aggregates - de- nominated Universal Empires , or Monarchies . These are ...
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... forces , each of these empires has the great defect of being disjointed , and even insusceptible of perfect union . It is in fact no vinculum of social organization which held them together , but the ideal vinculum of a common fealty ...
... forces , each of these empires has the great defect of being disjointed , and even insusceptible of perfect union . It is in fact no vinculum of social organization which held them together , but the ideal vinculum of a common fealty ...
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... force which put Rome in pos session of this inordinate power , was certainly in some respects artificial ; but the power itself was natural , and not subject to the ebbs and flows which attend the commercial empires of our days , ( for ...
... force which put Rome in pos session of this inordinate power , was certainly in some respects artificial ; but the power itself was natural , and not subject to the ebbs and flows which attend the commercial empires of our days , ( for ...
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De Quincey's Writings: Essays on Philosophical Writers and Other Men ..., Bind 1 Thomas De Quincey Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2006 |
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