A Review of the Governments of Sparta and AthensW. Bulmer and Company, 1794 - 282 pages |
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... present Work , I have only farther to observe , that as it has been written at no very ad- vanced period of life , I hope it will meet with the candour of the learn- ed ; and should it be honoured with their approbation , I shall say ...
... present Work , I have only farther to observe , that as it has been written at no very ad- vanced period of life , I hope it will meet with the candour of the learn- ed ; and should it be honoured with their approbation , I shall say ...
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... present chapter . It is an investigation which seems to me , to be extremely im- portant in reviewing the government of Sparta ; and I trust it will not appear un- interesting to those who are accustomed to the labours of political and ...
... present chapter . It is an investigation which seems to me , to be extremely im- portant in reviewing the government of Sparta ; and I trust it will not appear un- interesting to those who are accustomed to the labours of political and ...
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... present chapter , will not , I think , condemn without reserve the great attention paid by Lycurgus to military af- fairs . Although they may justly look upon war in the abstract , as a very great , and severe calamity ; yet when they ...
... present chapter , will not , I think , condemn without reserve the great attention paid by Lycurgus to military af- fairs . Although they may justly look upon war in the abstract , as a very great , and severe calamity ; yet when they ...
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... its sway " . From all we know of the manners of the ancient Greeks at the present day , it appears that , especially in the early ages , women D J were not honoured with all the distinctions , which SPARTAN GOVERNMENT . 33.
... its sway " . From all we know of the manners of the ancient Greeks at the present day , it appears that , especially in the early ages , women D J were not honoured with all the distinctions , which SPARTAN GOVERNMENT . 33.
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... present themselves in the city for that purpose .. Two thousand of the stout- est of the slaves assembled together . They were crowned ; and led to the altar : -but for what purpose ; -not to swear fidelity to the laws of Sparta , but ...
... present themselves in the city for that purpose .. Two thousand of the stout- est of the slaves assembled together . They were crowned ; and led to the altar : -but for what purpose ; -not to swear fidelity to the laws of Sparta , but ...
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Page 190 - Prima cadunt : ita verborum vetus interit aetas, Et juvenum ritu florent modo nata vigentque. Debemur morti nos nostraque ; sive receptus Terra Neptunus classes aquilonibus arcet, Regis opus ; sterilisve diu palus, aptaque remis, Vicinas urbes alit, et grave sentit aratrum ; Seu cursum mutavit iniquum frugibus amnis, Doctus iter melius ; mortalia facta peribunt : Nedum sermonum stet honos, et gratia vivax.
Page 49 - Who, that looks upon the checkered scene of life, can fail to remark on each woe-worn visage, the traces left by care-creating avarice. It is this which multiplies grief in the cottage — it is this which imbitters disappointment in the palace. What is that which dries up the tears of filial sorrow: which dissolves the bonds of friendship; and which, while it occupies the sordid heart, shuts out compassion, and leaves no room for mercy? It is gold — that false semblance of happiness — that ideal...
Page 178 - Law in general is human reason insofar as it governs all the peoples of the earth; and the political and civil laws of each nation should be only the particular cases to which human reason is applied.
Page 178 - Would it not be extremely difficult to apply to Spain the Code of political, civil and religious liberty of England? It would be even more difficult to adapt to Venezuela the laws of North America. Does not the Spirit of Laws state that they must be suited to the people for whom they are made; that it is a great coincidence when the laws of one nation suit another; that laws must bear relation to the physical features of a country, its climate, its soil, its situation, extension and manner of living...