Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumen1D. Appleton, 1860 - 568 páginas |
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... Thucydides describes the state of Italy at that period : - " Ridotta tutta in somma pace e tranquillità , coltivata non meno ne ' luoghi più montuosi e più sterili che nelle pianure e regioni più fertili , nè sotto- posta ad altro ...
... Thucydides describes the state of Italy at that period : - " Ridotta tutta in somma pace e tranquillità , coltivata non meno ne ' luoghi più montuosi e più sterili che nelle pianure e regioni più fertili , nè sotto- posta ad altro ...
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... the theatre , on whom the greatness of their country conferred rank , and before whom the mem- bers of less prosperous communities trembled ; and to men * Thucydides , ii . 62 . who , in case of a change in the public MACHIAVELLI . 95.
... the theatre , on whom the greatness of their country conferred rank , and before whom the mem- bers of less prosperous communities trembled ; and to men * Thucydides , ii . 62 . who , in case of a change in the public MACHIAVELLI . 95.
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... Thucydides differs from that of Herodotus as a portrait differs from the representation of an imaginary scene ; as the Burke or Fox of Reynolds differs from his 5144 Ugolino or his Beaufort . In the former case HISTORY . 151.
... Thucydides differs from that of Herodotus as a portrait differs from the representation of an imaginary scene ; as the Burke or Fox of Reynolds differs from his 5144 Ugolino or his Beaufort . In the former case HISTORY . 151.
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... Thucydides has given of the retreat from Syracuse is , among narratives , what Van- dyck's Lord Strafford is among paintings . Diversity , it is said , implies error ; truth is one , and admits of no degree . We answer , that this ...
... Thucydides has given of the retreat from Syracuse is , among narratives , what Van- dyck's Lord Strafford is among paintings . Diversity , it is said , implies error ; truth is one , and admits of no degree . We answer , that this ...
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... Thucydides . He was a perfect master of the art of gradual diminution . His history is sometimes as concise as a chronological chart ; yet it is always perspicuous . It is sometimes as minute as one of Lovelace's letters ; yet it is ...
... Thucydides . He was a perfect master of the art of gradual diminution . His history is sometimes as concise as a chronological chart ; yet it is always perspicuous . It is sometimes as minute as one of Lovelace's letters ; yet it is ...
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