 Her freedom and her power have for more than twenty centuries been annihilated ; her people have degenerated into timid slaves ; her language into a barbarous jargon ; her temples have been given up to the successive depredations of Romans, Turks, and...  The Antiquary - Página 21873Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 páginas
...the hoarded treasures of the primeval dynasties, all the shapeless ore of its yet unexplored mines. This is the gift of Athens to man. Her freedom and her power have, for more than twanty centuries, been annihilated, her people have degenerated into timid slaves, her language into... | |
 | John Wilson - 1871 - 362 páginas
...the hoarded treasures of its primeval dynasties, all the shapeless ore of its yet unexplored mines. This is the gift of Athens to man. Her freedom and her power have, for mare than twenty centunc-s, been annihilated; her people have degenerated into timid slaves; her language,... | |
 | Lurton Dunham Ingersoll, David Livingstone - 1872 - 478 páginas
...degenerated into timid slaves ; the language into a barbarous jargon ; and the beautiful temples of Athens " have been given up to the successive depredations of Romans, Turks, and Scotchmen." The vast empire of Rome has passed entirely away within a few centuries. She had herself annihilated... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1873 - 400 páginas
...the hoarded treasures of its primeval dynasties, all the shapeless ore of its yet unexplored mines. This is the gift of Athens to man. Her freedom and...rivalled her greatness shall have shared her fate ; when civilization and knowledge shall have fixed their abode in distant continents; when the sceptre shall... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1873 - 718 páginas
...the hoarded treasures of its primeval dynasties, all the shapeless ore of its yet unexplored mines. This is the gift of Athens to man. Her freedom and...have been given up to the successive depredations of Eomans, Turks, and Scotchmen ; but her intellectual empire is imperishable. And when those who have... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1873 - 364 páginas
...the hoarded treasures of its primeval dynasties, all the shapeless ore of its yet unexplored mines. This is the gift of Athens to man. Her freedom and...language into a barbarous jargon ; her temples have 1 - given up to the successive depredations of \s, Turks, and Scotchmen ; but her intellectual I empire... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1873 - 532 páginas
...is the gift of Athens to man. Her freedom and her power have, for more than twenty 5 centuries, Leen annihilated ; her people have degenerated into timid...Scotchmen; but her intellectual empire is imperishable. tO And, when those who have rivalled her greatness shall have shared her fate; when civilization and... | |
 | Grace Atkinson Oliver - 1874 - 380 páginas
...ruins of St. Paul's." In his essay on Mitford's "History of Greece," he enlarges on the same idea : " And when those who have rivalled her greatness shall have shared her fate, when civilization and knowledge shall have fixed their abode in distant continents, when the sceptre shall... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1874 - 374 páginas
...ruins of St. Paul's." In his essay on Mitford's " History of Greece," he enlarges, on the same idea : " And when those who have rivalled her greatness shall have shared her fate, when civilization and knowledge shall have fixed their abode in distant continents, when the sceptre shall... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 páginas
...the hoarded treasures of its primeval dynasties, all the shapeless ore of its yet unexplored mines. This is the gift of Athens to man. Her freedom and...rivalled her greatness shall have shared her fate; when civilization and knowledge shall have fixed their abode in distant continents; when the sceptre shall... | |
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