1 But so soon as the empire fell once more to the heirs by birth, its ruin recommenced.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X. 2 And because their empire was so great, and at such a distance from the Roman frontier, they were never led to think of attacking the Romans or of lending assistance to the Etruscans or Samnites.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I. 3 They who would have their city become a great empire, must endeavour by every means to fill it with inhabitants; for without a numerous population no city can ever succeed in growing powerful.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III. 4 And, accordingly, since glory and empire, and not peace, were the ends which they always had in view, it became impossible for them to refuse this protectorship.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IX. 5 And this was the beginning of the decline of their great empire.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XXX. 6 Thus, notwithstanding whatever title the kings of Assyria had over Judah, by the sword, God assisted Hezekiah to throw off the dominion of that conquering empire.
7 Yet it cannot be called talent to slay fellow-citizens, to deceive friends, to be without faith, without mercy, without religion; such methods may gain empire, but not glory.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In CHAPTER VIII — CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINC... 8 It seemed that sleep and night had resumed their empire.
9 Flimnap, the treasurer, is allowed to cut a caper on the straight rope, at least an inch higher than any other lord in the whole empire.
10 A conversation between the author and a principal secretary, concerning the affairs of that empire.
11 These civil commotions were constantly fomented by the monarchs of Blefuscu; and when they were quelled, the exiles always fled for refuge to that empire.
12 The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.
13 Although I intend to leave the description of this empire to a particular treatise, yet, in the mean time, I am content to gratify the curious reader with some general ideas.
14 s throne, or the still more tragic destruction of the empire.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 13. The Hundred Days. 15 During this time the empire made its last conscription, and every man in France capable of bearing arms rushed to obey the summons of the emperor.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 13. The Hundred Days.