The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke. A New Edition, Volume 10F. C. and J. Rivington, 1818 - Great Britain |
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Page 169
... conquest , drew some advantage from every turn of fortune ; and victorious or vanquished , persisted in one uniform and comprehensive plan of breaking to pieces every thing , which endangered their safety , or obstructed their greatness ...
... conquest , drew some advantage from every turn of fortune ; and victorious or vanquished , persisted in one uniform and comprehensive plan of breaking to pieces every thing , which endangered their safety , or obstructed their greatness ...
Page 177
... conquest of any part of Britain . Is it to be believed , that , if he had formed such a design , he would have left Britain without an army , without a legion , without a single cohort , to secure his conquest ; and that he should sit ...
... conquest of any part of Britain . Is it to be believed , that , if he had formed such a design , he would have left Britain without an army , without a legion , without a single cohort , to secure his conquest ; and that he should sit ...
Page 178
... ; but as not wholly unnecessary towards comprehending the great change made in all these points , when the Roman conquest came afterwards to be completed . CHAP II . Some Account of the ancient Inhabitants of 178 AN ABRIDGMENT , & c .
... ; but as not wholly unnecessary towards comprehending the great change made in all these points , when the Roman conquest came afterwards to be completed . CHAP II . Some Account of the ancient Inhabitants of 178 AN ABRIDGMENT , & c .
Page 206
... conquest could impose . They unani- mously entered into a league against the Romans . But their confederacy was either not sufficiently strong or fortunate to resist so able a commander ; and only afforded him an opportunity , from a ...
... conquest could impose . They unani- mously entered into a league against the Romans . But their confederacy was either not sufficiently strong or fortunate to resist so able a commander ; and only afforded him an opportunity , from a ...
Page 208
... conquests in the most flourishing times of the republick ; and so far as regarded the personal merit of Caractacus , it could not be too highly rated . Being brought before the Emperour , he behaved with such manly fortitude , and spoke ...
... conquests in the most flourishing times of the republick ; and so far as regarded the personal merit of Caractacus , it could not be too highly rated . Being brought before the Emperour , he behaved with such manly fortitude , and spoke ...
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