 | Edward Gibbon - 1781 - 392 pagina’s
...city, which fwelled into an empire, may deferve, as a fingular prodigy, the reflection of a philofophic mind. But the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of t immoderate greatnefs. Profperity ripened the principle of decay ; the caufes of deftruction multiplied... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1782 - 588 pagina’s
...fays he, which fivelled into an empire, may dee, as a ungular prodigy, the reflection of a philofophic mind. But the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatnefs. Profperity ripened the principle of decay ; the caufes of deftraftion multiplied with the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1783 - 438 pagina’s
...city, which fwelled into an empire, may deferve, as a fingular prodigy, the reflection of a philofophic mind. But the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatnefs. Profperity ripened the principle of decay j the caufes of deftruftion multiplied with the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 486 pagina’s
...serve to represent the nations and their kings, were successively broken by the iron monarchy of Rome*. The rise of a city, which swelled into an empire,...greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the * Sec Daniel, ii. 31—40. " And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron; " forasmuch as iron breaketh... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 468 pagina’s
...represent the nations and their kings, were successively broken by the iron monarchy of llome.(5.) The rise of a city, which swelled into an empire, may deserve, as a singul-.ir prodigy, the reflection of a philosophic mind. But the decline of Home was the natural and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 582 pagina’s
...serve to represent the nations and their kings, were successively broken by the iron monarchy of Rome.* The rise of a city, which swelled into an empire,...prodigy, the reflection of a philosophic mind. But the decLue of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the... | |
 | Dawson William Turner - 1861 - 124 pagina’s
...to represent the nations and their kings, were successively broken by the iron monarchy of Rome. 1 The rise of a city which swelled into an empire, may deserve, as a singular prodigy, the reflections of a philosophic mind. But the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1869 - 1300 pagina’s
...Observations on the Fall of the R. Empire in the West am 6*lujft ft« XXXVIII. Лар., too ei fogt: „The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable...greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the §.141. Sultan« eingriff auf bai Sbrifientbum. Bgt. bie 8¡ter. ju §. 136. Í)er lefcte birecte unb... | |
 | John Young Sargent, T. F. Dallin - 1875 - 416 pagina’s
...Ann. iv. c. 32, 33. Hist. iv. c. 54. FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE NOT SO SURPRISING AS ITS PERMANENCE. THE rise of a city which swelled into an empire may...the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable result of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay ; the causes of destruction... | |
 | John Young Sargent, T. F. Dallin - 1875 - 416 pagina’s
...Ann. iv. c. 32, 33. Hist. iv. c. 54. FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE NOT SO SURPRISING AS ITS PERMANENCE. THE rise of a city which swelled into an empire may...singular prodigy, the reflection of a philosophic mind. Hut the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable result of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened... | |
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The rise of a city, which swelled into an empire, may deserve, as a singular prodigy, the reflection of a philosophic mind. But the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay... 
