 | 1859 - 830 sidor
...artificial supports,the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight. The story of its ruin is simple and obvious ; and, instead of inquiring...rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long. Tlie victorious legions, who in distant wars acquired the vices of strangers and mercenaries, first... | |
 | John Dickinson - 1864 - 134 sidor
...own weight. The story of its ruin is simple and obvious ; ' and, instead of enquiring why the Eoman Empire was destroyed, we ' should rather be surprised...republic, and ' afterwards violated the majesty of the purpk.' " — " The Present and Future of India," by Henry Bichard. read the volume as a boy, I have... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1869 - 1300 sidor
...artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight. The story of its ruin is simple and obvious ; and instead of inquiring...rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long." Dann erwähnt «t аПегЬтдЗ аиф baé Œ6rt« fientÇum, ober е{а,епШф tielnubr ba*... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1870 - 1070 sidor
...artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight. The story of its ruin is simple and obvious ; and instead of inquiring...rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long." Gibbon then mentions Christianity also, it is true, or more properly monasticism, which, he thinks,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1875 - 672 sidor
...instead of inquiring why • l:u Roman empire was destroyed, we should rather he surprise'] ;hu: it hud subsisted so long. The victorious legions, who, in...mercenaries, first oppressed the freedom of the republic, and afterward* vi<Juted the majesty of the purple. The emperors, anxious for their personal safety and... | |
 | 1883 - 540 sidor
...artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight. The story of its ruin is simple and obvious; and instead of inquiring...rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long. — GIBBON. The meanest Roman could purchase with a small copper coin the daily enjoyment of a scene... | |
 | 1897 - 876 sidor
...artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight. The story of its ruin is simple and obvious ; and instead of inquiring...rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long. — Gibbon. VI. The decay of the city had gradually impaired the value of the public works. The circus... | |
 | Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas - 1897 - 600 sidor
...undone. Commenting on the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, Gibbon writes, 'Instead of enquiring why the Roman Empire was destroyed, we should rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long1.' In like manner, instead of asking why the Dutch did not do more, we should rather wonder that... | |
 | Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas - 1898 - 556 sidor
...undone. Commenting on the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, Gibbon writes, 'Instead of enquiring why the Roman Empire was destroyed, we should rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long V In like manner, instead of asking why the Dutch did not do more, we should rather wonder that they... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1899 - 680 sidor
...artificial supports the stupendous fabric fielded to the pressure of its own weight. The story of its ruin is simple and obvious ; and instead of inquiring...mercenaries, first oppressed the freedom of the republic, and afterward* violated the majesty of the purple. The emperors, anxioui for their personal safety and... | |
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... inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the causes of destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and, as soon as time or accident had removed the artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded... 
