 | Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 470 lapas
...disfigured with " thorns and brambles.- The hill of the Ca" pitol, on which we fit, was formerly the <c head of the Roman empire, the citadel of " the earth, the terror of kings ; illuftrated by ^ " the fbotfteps of fo many triumphs, enriched " with the fpoils and tributes of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1789 - 372 lapas
...is again LXXI. ** disfigured with thorns and brambles. The hilt " of the Capitol, on which we fit, was formerly " the head of the Roman empire , the citadel of ". the earth, 'the terror of kings; illuftrated by <c the footfteps of fo many triumphs , enriched K with the fpoils and tributes of fo... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 lapas
...the wheel of fortune has accomplished " her revolution, and the sacred ground is again disfigured " with thorns and brambles. The hill of the Capitol,..." which we sit, was formerly the head of the Roman em" pire, the citadel of the earth, the terror of kings ; illus- » " trated by the footsteps of so... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 564 lapas
...the wheel of fortune has accom" plished her revolution, and the sacred ground is '* again disfigured with thorns and brambles. The " hill of the Capitol,...enriched with the " spoils and tributes of so many nations. This " spectacle of the world, how is it fallen ! how ** changed ! how defaced ! The path... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 558 lapas
...the wheel of fortune has accom" plished her revolution, and the sacred ground is *' again disfigured with thorns and brambles. The *' hill of the Capitol,...empire, the citadel of " the earth, the terror of kings j illustrated by the " footsteps of so many triumphs, enriched with the " spoils and tributes of so... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 lapas
...the wheel of fortune has ac"complished her revolution, and the sacred ground is " again disfigured with thorns and brambles. The hill " of the Capitol,...of the Roman empire, the citadel of the earth, the ter" ror of kings ; illustrated by the footsteps of so many "triumphs, enriched with the spoils and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1827 - 492 lapas
...pillaged, the wheel of fortune has accomplished her revolution, and the sacred ground is again disfigured with thorns and brambles. The hill of the Capitol,...the earth, the terror of kings ; illustrated by the * I have already (not. d and " on chap. Ixv.) mentioned the age, character, and writings of Poggius... | |
 | 1832 - 528 lapas
...pillaged, the wheel of fortune has accomplished her revolution, and the sacred ground is again disfigured with thorns and brambles. The hill of the Capitol...triumphs, enriched with the spoils and tributes of so many nations. The spectacle of the world how is it fallen ! how changed ! how defaced ! the path of victory... | |
 | 1837 - 538 lapas
...pillaged, the wheel of fortune has accomplished her revolution, and the sacred ground is again disfigured with thorns and brambles. The hill of the Capitol...triumphs, enriched with the spoils and tributes of so many nations. This spectacle of the world, how is it fallen ! how .changed ! how defaced ! The path of victory... | |
 | 1837 - 260 lapas
...pillaged, the wheel of fortune has accomplished her revolution, and the sacred ground is again disfigured with thorns and brambles. The hill of the Capitol...triumphs, enriched with the spoils and tributes of so many nations. This spectacle of the world, how is it fallen ! how changed I how defaced 1 The path of victory... | |
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The hill of the Capitol, on which we sit, was formerly the head of the Roman Empire, the citadel of the earth, the terror of kings; illustrated by the footsteps of so many triumphs, enriched with the spoils and tributes of so many nations. This spectacle... 
