Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects: essays, moral, political and literary, Band 1Bell & Bradfute, 1825 - 544 Seiten |
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... Rome bore with impatience the dominion of a family , which , but a little before , was nowise superior to their own . On the other hand , as the republican part of the government pre- vails in England , though with a great mixture of mo ...
... Rome bore with impatience the dominion of a family , which , but a little before , was nowise superior to their own . On the other hand , as the republican part of the government pre- vails in England , though with a great mixture of mo ...
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... Rome . These principles account for the great liberty of the press in these kingdoms , beyond what is indulged in any other government . It is apprehended , that arbitrary power would steal in upon us , were we not careful to pre- vent ...
... Rome . These principles account for the great liberty of the press in these kingdoms , beyond what is indulged in any other government . It is apprehended , that arbitrary power would steal in upon us , were we not careful to pre- vent ...
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... Rome , of whose pro- tection they stand in need . Who can read of the cruelties and oppressions of Verres without horror and astonish- ment ? And who is not touched with indignation to hear , that , after Cicero had exhausted on that ...
... Rome , of whose pro- tection they stand in need . Who can read of the cruelties and oppressions of Verres without horror and astonish- ment ? And who is not touched with indignation to hear , that , after Cicero had exhausted on that ...
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... Rome ? After the disso- lution of the commonwealth , the Roman yoke became easier upon the provinces , as Tacitus informs us 2 ; and it may be observed , that many of the worst emperors , Do- mitian " , for instance , were careful to ...
... Rome ? After the disso- lution of the commonwealth , the Roman yoke became easier upon the provinces , as Tacitus informs us 2 ; and it may be observed , that many of the worst emperors , Do- mitian " , for instance , were careful to ...
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... to point out those defects in the original con- stitution , which produced the tumultuous governments of Athens and Rome , and ended at last in the ruin of these two famous republics ? And so little dependence has this 20 ESSAY III .
... to point out those defects in the original con- stitution , which produced the tumultuous governments of Athens and Rome , and ended at last in the ruin of these two famous republics ? And so little dependence has this 20 ESSAY III .
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