 The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors,...  Chronicle of the conquest of Granada - Side 1681av Washington Irving - 1859Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 734 sider
...he, " a frightful despotism. But this leads at length, to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...the minds of men to seek security and repose in the alwolute power of an iudi-' vidual, and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, move... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 sider
...itself a frightful despotism: But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. " Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind ( which nevertheless ought not to be entirely... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 sider
...itself a ffightful despotism: But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fqrtunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1808 - 234 sider
...fecurity and tepofe in the abfolutf power of an individual : and fooner or later the chief of fome prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this to the puipufes of his owu elevation, on the'ruins of public Libcity. 18. Without looking forward to... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 262 sider
...ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid cruelties, is itself a most horrid despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate that his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1809 - 396 sider
...permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which generally result gradually incline the mintls of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an in^ dividual : and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate... | |
 | Ignatius Thomson - 1810 - 220 sider
...fecurify and repofe in the abfolute power of an individual ; 62. And fooner or later the chief of fome prevailing faction more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this difpofition to the purpofes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. 63. Without looking... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 sider
...itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and gefmrtnent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline...to seek security and repose in the absolute power ofan individual ; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate... | |
 | 1812 - 438 sider
...a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries whicii result, gradually in rline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an Individ a] ; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more fortunate than his competitors,... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1813 - 226 sider
...sooner or later the chicf ofsome prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his compctitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of publie Liberty. IS. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ou^ht... | |
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