Author : Conyers Middleton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334232398
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (323 download)
Book Synopsis The History of the Life of M. Tullius Cicero, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) by : Conyers Middleton
Download or read book The History of the Life of M. Tullius Cicero, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Conyers Middleton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Life of M. Tullius Cicero, Vol. 1 of 3 I no not impute this to any fuperiority of arts or genius, peculiar to the Ancients; for human nature has ever been the fame in all ages and nations, and owes the difference of it's improvements, to a difference onely of culture, and of the rewards propofed to it's induftry where thefe are the moft amply provided, there we {hall always find the molt numerous and {hining examples of human perfeetion. In old Rome, the public honors were laid open to the virtue of every Citi zen which, by raifing them in their turns to the command of that mighty Empire, produced a race of Nobles, {uperior even to Kings. This was a profpeet, that filled the foul of the ambitious, and roofed every fa. Culty of mind and body, to exert it's ut molt force: whereas in modern Rates, men's views being ufually confined to narrow bounds, beyond which they cannot pafs, and a partial culture of their talents being fu icient to procure every thing, that their ambition can afpire to, a great genius has feldom either room or invitation to firetch it {elf to it's full fize. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."