The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests: From the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East. Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts, Volumen3

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J. J. Tourneisen and J. L. Legrand, 1790 - 386 páginas
 

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Página 57 - Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders...
Página 194 - Heaven can bestow or mankind can receive; the practice of agriculture, which delivered us from the fierce and precarious manner of life common to us with wild animals ; and the knowledge of...
Página 248 - Money was become neceflary for the prefervation of their power, which, being founded on ufurpation, and tyrannically adminiftered, could only be maintained by the influence of corruption, and the mercenary aid of foreign troops. The life of man, therefore, they regarded as a matter of little moment; the amaffing of wealth was the principal object of their defire; to gratify which, ten ftrangers were at once devoted to deftruction.
Página 142 - Affinaros they had a new enemy to contend with. The depth and force of the waters triumphed over their fingle , and fhook their implicated ftrength. Many were borne down the ftream. At length the weight of their numbers refifted the violence of the torrent ; but a new form of danger and of horror prefented itfelf to the eyes of Nicias.
Página 152 - ... had converted into contempt that admiration in which Athens had been long held by Greeks and Barbarians. But in free governments there are many latent...
Página 160 - Sparta, jealous of the fame, and envious of the merit of a stranger, readily sympathised with the misfortune, and promoted the revenge of Agis. They resorted to a disgraceful and nefarious expedient, for obviating the mischief. Private instructions were sent to Astyochus, to procure the assassination of Alcibiades; but the crafty and active Athenian had...
Página 176 - That they muft diveft themfelves of their illegal power, and reftore the ancient conftitution. If they delayed obedience, he would fail to the Piraeus , and deprive them of their authority and their lives ".
Página 188 - Both nations were repeatedly defeated by the Athenians, driven from their encampments and fortreffes near the fhore, and purfued into the inland country, which was plundered and defolated by the victors. The Athenians returned in triumph to attack the fortified cities, which ftill declined fubmiffion; an undertaking in which Alcibiades difplayed the wonderful refources of his extraordinary genius.
Página 54 - On a future occafion he boafted , that, chiefly at his infligation , the Argives and their allies were perfuaded to break the truce ; a meafure, greatly facilitated by the long-expected arrival of the Athenian tranfports, conveying a reinforcement of twelve hundred foldiers , and a body of three hundred cavalry. Encouraged by this event, the Argives, regardiefs...
Página 153 - ... and magnanimity. Had the meafures of the Athenians depended on one man , or even on a few, it is probable that the felfifh timidity of a prince, and the cautious prudence of a council, would have funk under the weight of misfortunes, too heavy for the unfupported ftrength of ordinary minds. But the...

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