 | William Robertson - 1777 - 530 pages
...the commercial fpirit begins to acquire vigour, and to gain an afcendant in any fociety, we difcover a new genius in its policy, its alliances, its wars, and its negociations. VOL. I, JI Confpicuous SECT. I. Confpicuous proofs of this occur in the hiftory of ^J~^'^f the Italian... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1777 - 444 pages
...fpirit fpirit begins to acquire vigour, and to gain an SEcT. I. afcendant in any fociety, we difcover a new genius in its policy, its alliances, its wars, and its negotiations. Confpicuous proofs of this occur in the hiftory of the Italian States, of the Hanfeatick... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1802 - 536 pages
...the commercial fpirit acquires vigour, and begins to gain an afcendant in any fociety, we difcover a new genius in its policy, its alliances, its wars, and its VOL. I. H negociations. negociations. Confpicuous proofs of this occur in the hiftory of the Italian... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 602 pages
...them to peace, by establishing in every state an order of citizens bound by their inSECT, terest (o be the guardians of public tranquillity. As soon as...commercial spirit acquires 'vigour, and begins to «ain an ascendant in any society, we discover a new genius in its policy, its alliances, its wars,... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1817 - 534 pages
...ties, the desire of supplying their mutual wants. It disposes them to peace, by establishing in every state an order of citizens bound by their interest...in its policy, its alliances,' its wars, and .its VOL. i. H SECT, negotiations. Conspicuous proofs of this occur •" in the history of the Italian states,... | |
 | William Robertson - Germany - 1817 - 366 pages
...ties, the desire of supplying their mutual wants. It disposes them to peace, by establishing in every state an order of citizens bound by their interest...genius in its policy, its alliances, its wars, and. its negotiations. Conspicuousproofs of this occur in the history of the Italian states, of the Hanseatic... | |
 | James Allan Park - Bottomry and respondentia - 1817 - 848 pages
...commercial spirit begins to acquire vigour, and to gain the ascendant in any society, we immediately discover a new genius in its policy, its alliances, its wars and negotiations. No nation that cultivated foreign commerce, ever failed to make a distinguished figure... | |
 | William Robertson - 1819 - 522 pages
...ties, the desire of supplying their mutual wants. It disposes them to peace, by establishing in every state an order of citizens bound by their interest...commercial spirit acquires vigour, and begins to gain an ascendent in any society, we discover a new genius in its policy, its alliances, its wars, and its... | |
 | David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 356 pages
...ties, the desire of supplying their mutual wants. It disposes ihem to peace, by establishing in every state an order of citizens, bound by their interest to be the guardians of public tranquillity. In proportion as commerce made its way into the different countries of Europe, they successively turned... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - History - 1821 - 474 pages
...ties, the desire of supplying their mutual wants. It disposes them to peace, by establishing in every state an order of citizens bound by their interest...genius in its policy, its alliances, its wars, and its negotiations. Conspicuous proofs of this occur in the history of the Italian states, of the Hanseatic... | |
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Commerce tends to wear off those prejudices which maintain distinction and animosity between nations. It softens and polishes the manners of men. It unites them by one of the strongest of all ties, the desire of supplying their mutual wants. It disposes... 
