 Augustus, we behold the tyrant of the republic, converted, almost by imperceptible degrees, into the father of his country and of human kind. In that of Constantine, we may contemplate a hero, who...  Annual Register - Page 334edited by - 1800Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1735 - 704 pages
...poftcrity. But the conclulion of his reign (according to the moderate and tender lenience of a writer of the fame age) degraded him from the rank which he...mod deferving of the Roman princes. In the life of Anguftus, w« behold the tyrant of the republic converted, almoft by imperceptible degrees, into the... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS. - 1781 - 588 pages
...But the conclufion of his reign ¡according to the moderate and indeed tender fentence of a writer of the fame age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the moll deferving of the Roman princes. In the life of Auguftus, we behold the tyrant o'f the republic,... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...But the conclufton of his reign (according to the moderate and indeed tender fentence of a writer of the fame age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the moft dcferving ot the Roman princes. In the life of Auguftus, we behold the tyrant of the republic,... | |
 | History - 1800 - 624 pages
...But the conclufion of his reign (according to the moderate and indeed tender fentence of a writer of the fame age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the moft deferving of the Roman princes. In the life of Auguftus, we behold the tyrant of the republic,... | |
 | History - 1800 - 620 pages
...But the conclufion of his reign (according to the moderate and indeed tender fentence of a writer of the fame age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the moft deferving of the Roman princes. In the life of Augufhis, we behold the tyrant of the republic,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 864 pages
...conclusion of his reign (according to the moderate and indeed tender sentence of a writer of the same age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the most deserving of the Roman princes. In the life of Augustus, we behold the tyrant of the republic,... | |
 | Pierre François Merlet - French language - 1837 - 314 pages
...conclusion of his reign (according to the moderate and indeed tender sentence of a writer of the same age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the most deserving of the Roman princes. In the life of Augustus, we behold the tyrant of the republic,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 466 pages
...conclusion of his reign (according to the moderate and indeed tender sentence of a writer of the same age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the most deserving of the Roman princes.3 In the life of Augustus we behold the tyrant * The virtues of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1901 - 602 pages
...conclusion of his reign (according* to the moderate and indeed tender sentence of a writer of the same age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the most deserving of the Roman princes.8 In the life of Augustus, we behold the tyrant of the republic... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - World history - 1904 - 730 pages
...conclusion of his reign (according to the moderate and indeed tender sentence of a writer of the same age) degraded him from the rank which he had acquired among the most deserving of the Roman princes. In the life of Augustus, we behold the tyrant of the republic... | |
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