 It has been by readiness to ASSIST ALL, whether Greeks or barbarians, that OUR empire, and ALL empire, has been acquired. Nor, let me add, is it now in our choice how far we will stretch our command ; for, possessing empire, we must maintain it, and rather...  Universal History Americanised; Or, An Historical View of the World, from ... - Page 74by David Ramsay - 1819Full view - About this book
 | William Mitford - Greece - 1822 - 408 pages
...our enemies in Sicily from injuring Attica, ' by finding them employment within their own ' iland. It has been by readiness to ASSIST ALL, ' whether...' me add, is it now in our choice how far we will 4 strejch our command ; for, possessing empire; ' we must maintain it, and rather extend than •'... | |
 | William Mitford - Greece - 1823 - 520 pages
...our enemies in Sicily from injuring Attica, by ' finding them employment within their own iland. ' It has been by readiness to ASSIST ALL, whether '...stretch our ' command ; for, possessing empire, we must main' tain it, and rather extend than permit any diminu' tion of it ; or we shall, more even than weaker... | |
 | Benjamin Heath Malkin - Classical philology - 1825 - 688 pages
...prevent our enemies in Sicily from injuring Attica, by finding them employment within their own iland. It has been by readiness to ASSIST ALL, whether Greeks...extend than permit any diminution of it ; or we shall, more even than weaker states, risk our own subjection to a forein dominion. I will then detain you... | |
 | Benjamin Heath Malkin - Classical philology - 1825 - 500 pages
...Sicily from injuring Attica; by finding them employment within their own Hand. It has been by readinass to ASSIST ALL, whether Greeks or barbarians, that...extend than permit any diminution of it; or we shall, more even than weaker states, risk our own subjection to a forein dominion. I will then detain you... | |
 | William Mitford - 1829 - 520 pages
...treaties ratified by oath bind us to pro' tect? Is it a just reason for so failing in our engage' ments, that those allies are unable to afford us mutual *...must ' maintain it, and rather extend than permit any di' minution of it ; or we shall, more even than weaker * states, risk our own subjection to a foreign... | |
 | Thucydides - Greece - 1829 - 508 pages
...them, or not loosen our hold over." So 7, 41. àviiaam rbv TrôXf/tov. Mitford paraphrases thus : " Nor is it now in our choice how far we will stretch our...extend than permit any diminution of it ; or we shall, more even than weaker states, risk our own subjection to a foreign dominion." In this and the former... | |
 | Thucydides - 1829 - 522 pages
...them, or not loosen our hold over." So 7, 41. avtiaSm ri>v TroXtfioi'. Mitford paraphrases thus : " Nor is it now in our choice how far we will stretch our...empire, we must maintain it, and rather extend than permh any diminution of it ; or we shall, more even than weaker states, risk our own subjection to... | |
 | William Mitford - Greece - 1835 - 424 pages
...that the treaty was made ; but to prevent our enemies in Sicily from injuring Attica, by finding ihem employment within their own island. It has been by...let me add, is it now in our choice how far we will extend our command ; for, possessing empire, we must maintain it, and rather extend than permit any... | |
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