 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
....which Rome itself had run before it , from virtuous industry to wealth ; from wealth to luxury to an impatience of discipline, and corruption of morals : till by a total degeneracy and loss TOI. VII. S • of virtue, being grown ripe for destruction, it fall a prey at last to some hardy oppressor,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...itself had run before it ; from virtuous industry to wealth ; from wealth to luxury ; from luxury to an impatience of discipline and corruption of morals...being grown ripe for destruction, it falls a prey at last to some hardy oppressor, and, with the loss of liberty losing every thing else that is valuable,... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1823 - 286 pages
...a free nation runs, is from virtuous industry to wealth ; from wealth to luxury ; from luxury to an impatience of discipline and corruption of morals...degeneracy and loss of virtue, being grown ripe for des* traction, it falls at last a prey to some hardy oppressor, and with the loss of liberty, loses... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 498 pages
...itself had run before it ; from virtuous industry to wealth ; from wealth to luxury ; from luxury to an impatience of discipline and corruption of morals...being grown ripe for destruction, it falls a prey at last to some hardy oppressor, and with the loss of liberty losing every thing else that is valuable,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 pages
...itself had run before it ; from virtuous industry to wealth ; from wealth to luxury ; from luxury to an impatience of discipline and corruption of morals...being grown ripe for destruction, it falls a prey at last to some hardy oppressor, and with the loss of liberty losing every thing else that is valuable,... | |
 | 1825 - 454 pages
...itself had run before it, from virtuous industry to wealth j from wealth to luxury ; from luxury to an impatience of discipline and corruption of morals...being grown ripe for destruction, it falls a prey at last to some hardy oppressor ; and, with the loss of liberty, losing every thing that is valuable,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...itself had run . liefore ii, from virtnous industry to wealth; from wealth to luxury; from luxury to an impatience of discipline, and corruption of morals...loss of virtue, being grown, ripe for destruction, it fall a prey at last to some hardy oppressor, and, with the loss of liberty, losing every thing that... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1827 - 888 pages
...before it, from virtuous industry to wealth ; from wealth to luxury ; from luxury to an impntieurr of discipline, and corruption of morals : till by...loss of virtue, being grown ripe for destruction, it fall a prey at last to some hardy oppressor, and, «ith the loss of liberty, losing every thing that... | |
 | Nathaniel Hooke - 1830 - 640 pages
...itself had run before it ; from virtuous industry to wealth, from wealth to luxury, from luxury to an impatience of discipline and corruption of morals...being grown ripe for destruction, it falls a prey at last to some hardy oppressor, and, with the \osa of liberty, losing every thing else that is valuable,... | |
 | Nathaniel Hooke - 1830 - 672 pages
...itself had run before it; from virtuous . industry to wealth, from wealth to luxury, from luxury to an impatience of discipline and corruption of morals...being grown ripe for destruction, it falls a prey at last to some hardy oppressor, and, wfth the loss of liberty, losing every thing else that is valuable,... | |
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same course which Rome itself had run before it: from virtuous industry to wealth ; from wealth to luxury; from luxury to an impatience of discipline, and corruption of morals : till, by a total degeneracy and loss of virtue, being grown ripe for destruction,... 
