 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
 | Edgar Truman Brackett - 1908 - 338 páginas
...long sleep — there is exhibited, in its noblest form, the immortal influence of Athens. * * * * * This is the gift of Athens to man. Her freedom and her people have for more than twenty centuries 'been annihilated; her people have degenerated into timid... | |
 | Alma Blount, Clark Sutherland Northup - 1914 - 400 páginas
...which was fastened at the top of my box for the conveniency of carriage. — SWIFT, Gulliver xvi. 3. 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... | |
 | David Otis Mears - 1916 - 370 páginas
...time of the tendency to degeneration among nations and the power of the intellect that survives. " Her freedom and her power have for more than twenty...barbarous jargon ; her temples have been given up to the suecessive depredations of Romans, Turks and Scotchmen; but her intellectual empire is imperishable.... | |
 | William Livingston Klein - 1916 - 262 páginas
...what has preceded, as would be the case if the sentence continued in the following way : 6-1. Athens' freedom and her power have, for more than twenty centuries, been annihilated, her people having degenerated through luxury. The semicolon, on the contrary, says that the group of words to... | |
 | 1919 - 478 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...intellectual empire is imperishable. And when those who have rivaled her greatness shall have shared her fate; when civilization and knowledge shall have fixed... | |
 | United States Naval Academy - 1914 - 110 páginas
...dark house and the long sleep there is exhibited in its noblest form the immortal influence of athens this is the gift of athens to man her freedom and...Scotchmen but her intellectual empire is imperishable tb macaulay critical and miscellaneous essays vol iii pp 402 403 GRAMMAR. 1. Give the plurals of the... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 2006 - 553 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...intellectual empire is imperishable. And when those %vho have rivaled her greatness shall have shared her fate, when civilization and knowledge shall have... | |
 | Illinois State Bar Association - 1887 - 228 páginas
...acknowledged the benefits conferred? In after times, when the of death. An eloquent writer has truly said : "Her freedom and her power have, for more than twenty...have been given up to the successive depredations of Eomaiis, Turks, and Scotchmen ; but her intellectual empire is imperishable. Her influence and her... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - 1870 - 788 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...have for more than twenty centuries been annihilated. H er people have degenerated into timid slaves; her language into a barbarous jargon, her temples have... | |
 | 1869 - 450 páginas
...— BELL. 8. He was rearing on Mount Royal the fleur-de-lis and Cross. — McGEE. 9. Her (Äthers) temples have been given up to the successive depredations of Romans, Turks, and Scotchmen — MACAULAY. 10. Dark with eagles is the sunlight. — ANOX. 11. And the Fox stands— crowned mourner,... | |
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