The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 160
... empire , but none in manners . The Northern Europe , until some parts of it were subdued by the progress of the Roman arms , remained almost equally covered with all the ruggedness of primitive barbarism . The southern part was ...
... empire , but none in manners . The Northern Europe , until some parts of it were subdued by the progress of the Roman arms , remained almost equally covered with all the ruggedness of primitive barbarism . The southern part was ...
Page 163
... empire . Rome now contained many citizens of immense wealth , eloquence , and ability . Particu- lar men were more considered than the republic ; and the fortune and genius of the Roman people , which formerly had been thought equal to ...
... empire . Rome now contained many citizens of immense wealth , eloquence , and ability . Particu- lar men were more considered than the republic ; and the fortune and genius of the Roman people , which formerly had been thought equal to ...
Page 186
... Empire , had in fact a great plurality of gods , whose attributes , though not their names , bore a close analogy to the idols of the Southern world . The Druids performed the highest act of religion by sacrifice , agreeably to the ...
... Empire , had in fact a great plurality of gods , whose attributes , though not their names , bore a close analogy to the idols of the Southern world . The Druids performed the highest act of religion by sacrifice , agreeably to the ...
Page 189
... Empire . He found himself at the head of a new monarchy ; and he was more solicitous to confirm it by the institutions of sound policy than to extend the bounds of its domin- ion . In consequence of this plan Britain was neg lected ...
... Empire . He found himself at the head of a new monarchy ; and he was more solicitous to confirm it by the institutions of sound policy than to extend the bounds of its domin- ion . In consequence of this plan Britain was neg lected ...
Page 191
... Empire . A pretext was not wanting to this war . The mari- time Britons , while the terror of the Roman arms remained fresh upon their minds , continued regu- larly to pay the tribute imposed by Cæsar . But the generation which ...
... Empire . A pretext was not wanting to this war . The mari- time Britons , while the terror of the Roman arms remained fresh upon their minds , continued regu- larly to pay the tribute imposed by Cæsar . But the generation which ...
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