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" Either some Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reins of government with a strong hand, or your republic will be as fearfully plundered and laid waste by barbarians in the twentieth century as the Roman Empire was in the fifth, with this difference, that... "
The New Englander - Page 153
1865
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New Englander and Yale Review, Volume 24

Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - United States - 1865 - 836 pages
...has entered on this downward progress, either civilization or liberty must perish. Either some Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reins of government with...; or your republic will be as fearfully plundered aud laid waste by barbarians in the twentieth century as the Roman empire was in the fifth—with this...
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The Law Times, Volume 35

Law - 1860 - 484 pages
...prosperity from returning. Either some Ccur or Napoleon will seize the reins of government withaitrongfhand; or your republic will be as fearfully plundered and laid waste by barbarians in the t»entielh century aa the Roman empire was in the fifth; with this difference, that the Huns and Vandili...
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Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 28

Education - 1898 - 404 pages
...entered on its downward progress, either civilization or liberty must perish, Either some Сжзаг or Napoleon will seize the reins of government with...republic will be as fearfully plundered and laid waste by the barbarians in the twentieth century as the Roman empire was in the fifth; with this difference,...
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 114

American essays - 1914 - 1066 pages
...responsibility less freighted with tragic possibilities? It is fifty years since Lord Macaulay wrote: — 'Your republic will be as fearfully plundered and...will have been engendered within your own country and by your own institutions.' Nor should this be construed to impugn the character and good intentions...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 110

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1861 - 604 pages
...adversity as I have described, do things which will prevent prosperity from returning. Either some Ca;sar or Napoleon will seize the reins of government with...waste by barbarians in the twentieth century as the Koman empire was in the fifth ; with this difference, that the Huns and Vandals who ravaged the Roman...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 110

English literature - 1861 - 600 pages
...adversity as I have described, do things which will prevent prosperity from returning. Either some Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reins of government with...waste by barbarians in the twentieth century as the Eoman empire was in the fifth ; with this difference, that the Huns and Vandals who ravaged the Eoman...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 110

Anonymous - 1861 - 604 pages
...which will prevent prosperity from returning. Either some Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reins «f government with a strong hand ; or your republic will...waste by barbarians in the twentieth century as the Boman empire was in the fifth ; with this difference, that the Huns and Vandals who ravaged the Roman...
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John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Volume 5

John Frederick Smith - Great Britain - 1861 - 650 pages
...prevent prosperity from returning. Either some Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reins of governinei.t with a strong hand, or your republic will be as fearfully plundered and laid waste by barbarians in the twenii^h century as the Roman empire waa in the fifth, with th's difference — that the Huns and Vandals...
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John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the ..., Volume 5

Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 662 pages
...adversity as I have described, do things which will prevent prosperity from returning. Either some Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reins of government with...with this difference — that the Huns and Vandals will have been engendered within your own country by your own institutions." Unquestionably, if there...
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Speeches and letters on reform; with a preface

Robert Lowe (1st visct. Sherbrooke.) - 1867 - 224 pages
..." as I have described, do things which will prevent " prosperity from returning. Either some Caesar or " Napoleon will seize the reins of government with..." fifth ; with this difference, that the Huns and Van" dais who ravaged the Roman Empire came from " without, and that your Huns and Vandals will " have...
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