...and moft important victory which man has obtained over the licentioufnefs of nature'7; and if fuch were the ravages of the Tyber under a firm and active government , what could oppofc, or who can enumerate, the injuries of the city after the fall of the Weftern empire? A 'remedy...

...Tyber itself, or some of the dependent streams, was long opposed by superstition and local interests;16 nor did the use compensate the toil and cost of the...which man has obtained over the licentiousness of nature;17 and if such were the ravages of the Tyber under a firm and active government, what could...

...itself, or some of the dependent streams, was long opposed by superstition and local interests \ ; nor did the use compensate the toil and cost of the...man has obtained over the licentiousness of nature des pene absumsere urbem. Nam Tiberis insolitis auctus imbribus et ultra opinionem, vel diurnitate...

...the noblest and most important victory which man has obtained over the licentiousness of nature ;r and if such were the ravages of the Tyber under a...firm and active government, what could oppose, or who could enumerate, the injuries of the city after the fall of the western empire ? A remedy was at length...

...itself or some of the dependent streams, was long opposed by superstition and local interests ;(16) nor did the use compensate the toil and cost of the...of nature ;(17) and if such were the ravages of the Tiber under a firm and active government, what could oppose, or who can enumerate, the injuries of...

...one of the earliest rivers devoted to the purpose of mland navigation ; and, according to Gibbon, " the servitude of rivers is the noblest and most important...man has obtained over the licentiousness of nature;" and, without doubt, agriculture would first derive advantage from their subjection, occasioning them...

...GIBBON : REFERENCE WANTED. — The Standard of Sept. 24, 1908, quoted from Gibbon as follows : — The servitude of rivers is the noblest and most important...man has obtained over the licentiousness of Nature. Can anyone give me the reference ? ROLAND AUSTIN. PALESTINE : FORT OP ST. GEORGE. — During the Palestine...

...repurgavit, TOL. Til. 2 O 450 ELEVATION OF THE PLAIN. [CH. LXXI. superstition and local interests ;* nor did the use compensate the toil and cost of the...man has obtained over the licentiousness of nature ;t and if such were the ravages of the Tiber under a firm and active government, what could oppose,...

...vetustissima or incorrupta. superstition and local interests ;* nor did the use compensate the toil aud cost of the tardy and imperfect execution. The servitude...man has obtained over the licentiousness of nature ;t aud if such were the ravages of the Tiber under a firm and active government, what could oppose,...

...feet, and I believe it nowhere exceeds these dimensions. " The servitude of rivers," says Gibbon, " is the noblest and most important victory which man has obtained over the licentiousness of nature." The Nile is indeed subservient and eager to do all in its power to benefit man's condition, but it...