 | Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 750 pages
...ihall offer toi our readers, is the conclufion of the third chapter. " If a man were called to fix the period in the hiftory of the world, during which the condition of the human race was molt happy and .profperous, he would, without heй cation, name that which elapfed from the death of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 638 pages
...we wall offer to our readers, is the conclufion of the third chapter. " If a man were called to fix the period in the hiftory of the world, during which the condition of the human race was mod happy and profpefous, he would, without hefitation, name that which eb.rlld from the death of Domitian... | |
 | History - 1788 - 638 pages
...readers, is the conclufion of the third chapter. " If a man were called to fix the period in the biftory of the world, during which the condition of the human race was moll happy and profperous, he would, without hefitation, name that which elapfed from the death of... | |
 | John Adams - World history - 1795 - 480 pages
...Secular Games. •—Js tilled by a Sentinel. " If a man . ere called 10 fix Ow period in thehiftory of the world, during which the condition of the human -race was moft happy and profperous, he would, without hefitation, name that which elapfed from the death of... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1804 - 378 pages
...of Europe, and completed its sufferings. If a man were called to fix upon the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most calamitous and afflicted, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1806 - 494 pages
...their household gods |. Happineft If a man were called to fix the period in the •fjbe RO- history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, t * Before he went on the second expedition against the German's, he read... | |
 | Donald Fraser - World history - 1808 - 442 pages
...prince. He died, after a reign of nineteen years. " If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1808 - 428 pages
...commentators unite in observing. 15 P. 233. ' If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would,' says Mr. Gibbon, • without hesitation, name that which elapsed... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - Bibliography - 1812 - 370 pages
...They respected no age, nor sect, nor rank. If a man was called upon to fix the period, in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most calamitous and afflicted, he would, without hesitation name this crisis. Their conquerors demolished... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1813 - 532 pages
...among thofe of their houfehold gods *». Happinefs If a man were called to fix the period in the °f *e hiftory of the world during which the condition of the human race was moft happy and profper47 Before he went on the fecond expedition againft the Germans, he read le&ures... | |
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If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus. 
