| Conyers Middleton - Rome - 1741 - 476 pages
...opinion of his caufe, yet detefted the inhumanity of his victory, and never fpeaks of him with refpect, nor of his government, but as a proper tyranny ; calling him a mafter of three moftpejtilent vices, luxury, avarice, cruelty [q]. He was the firft of his family,... | |
| Conyers Middleton - 1767 - 498 pages
...opinion of his caufe, yet detefted the inhumanity of his victory, and never fpeaks of him with refpecl, nor of his government, but as a proper tyranny ; calling him a majler of three moft •pejiilent vices, luxury, avarice, cruelty [q]. He was the firft of his family,... | |
| Conyers Middleton - Authors, Latin - 1790 - 450 pages
...opinion of his caufe, yet detefted the inhumanity of his victory, and never fpeaks of him with refpect, nor of his government , but as a proper tyranny ; calling him "a mafter of three moft peftilent vices, luxury, avarice, cruelty I1I. He was the firft of his family... | |
| Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...opinion of his caufe, yet dcteftcd th(: inhumanity of his victory, and never fpcaks of him with rcfpcct, nor of his government but as a .proper tyranny ; calling him, " a matter of three moft pcftiknt vices, " luxury, avarice, cruelly." He was the firft of his family whole... | |
| 1797 - 522 pages
...opinion of his caufe, yet detefted the inhumanity of his victory, and never fptaks of him with refpecl, nor of his government but as a proper tyranny ; calling him, " a mailer of three moft pef" tilent vices, luxury, avarice, cruelty." He was the firft of his family whofe... | |
| English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...cause , yet detested the inhumanity of his victory , and never speaks of 164 TUB ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. him with respect , nor of his government , but as...him , « a » master of three most pestilent vices , lux» ury , avarice , cruelty. » He was the first of his family , whose dead body was burnt : for... | |
| Conyers Middleton - Authors, Latin - 1804 - 496 pages
...his great acts. Cicero, though he had "a good opinion of his cause, yet detested the inhumanity of his victory, and never speaks of him with respect,...master of three most pestilent vices, luxury, avarice, cruelty. § He was the first of his family, whose dead body was burnt : for having ordered Marius's... | |
| n. hooke - 1806 - 518 pages
...inhumanity of his victory, and never De otf.i;. " speaks of him with respect, nor of his govern" ment, but as a proper tyranny ; calling him a " master of...and cruelty." Notwithstanding the peculiar felicity abovementioned, Cicero, we see, remembers Sylla's inhumanity, and never speaks of him with respect;... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...of his great acts. Cicero, though he had a good opinion of his cause, jet detested the inhumanity of his victory, and never speaks of him with respect,...master of three most pestilent vices, luxury, avarice, cruelty.' He was the first of his family whose dead body was burnt ; for, having ordered Marins's remains... | |
| Conyers Middleton - 1818 - 482 pages
...of his great acts. Cicero, though he had a good opinion of his cause, yet detested the inhumanity of his victory, and never speaks of him with respect,...as a proper tyranny; calling him a master of three pestilent vices, luxury, avarice, cruelty .$ He was the first of his family whose dead body was * Quoties... | |
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