 | Samuel Whelpley - History - 1808 - 390 pages
...enslaved, and trampled in the dust. The true Roman spirit was long since utterly extinguished ; and, as we have had occasion to observe, Italy itself was filled...character. His strong genius for a moment sustained, but cortld not ultimately save, the falling fabric. The ambition of Constantine gave a more fatal blow... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1824 - 396 pages
...enslaved, and trampled in the dust. The true Roman spirit was long since utterly extinguished ; and, as we have had occasion to observe, Italy itself was filled...but could not ultimately save, the falling fabric. 2. The ambition of Condtentine gave a more fatal blow to the Roman empire, than even the vices of Commodus.... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1825 - 404 pages
...enslaved, and trampled in the dust. The true Roman spirit was long since utterly extinguished ; and as we have had occasion to observe, Italy itself was filled...but could not ultimately save, the falling fabric. 2. The ambition of Constantine gave a more fatal Mow to the Roman empire, than even the vices of Commodus.... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - History - 1826 - 590 pages
...enslaved, and trampled in the dual. The true Roman spirit was long since utterly extinguished ; and, as we have had occasion to observe, Italy itself was filled...sustained, but could not ultimately save, the falling fahric. The ambition of Constantine gave a more fatal blow to the Roman empire, than even the vices... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1827 - 494 pages
...character. His strong genius, for a moment, sustained, but could not ultimately save, the falling fabric. 2. The ambition of Constantine gave a more fatal blow to the Roman empire, than even the vices of Commodu?. To secure to himself a glory equal to that of Romulus, he formed the resolution of changing... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - History - 1828 - 526 pages
...enslaved, and trampled in the dust. The true Roman spirit was long since utterly extinguished ; and, as we have had occasion to observe, Italy itself was filled...save, the falling fabric. The ambition of Constantine £ave a more fatal blow to the Roman empire, than even the vices of Commodus. To secure to himself... | |
 | 1872 - 320 pages
...enslaved, aiid trampled in the dust. The true Roman spirit was long since utterly extinguished ; and. as we have had occasion to observe, Italy itself •was...ultimately save, the falling fabric. The ambition of Constantino gave a more fatal blow to the Roman empire, than ever the vices of Commodns. To secure... | |
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His people had been often defeated, humbled, enslaved, and trampled in the dust. The true Roman spirit was long since utterly extinguished ; and as we have had occasion to observe, Italy itself was filled with a mighty heterogeneous mass of population,... 