 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1776 - 526 pages
...Maximian is defervedly celebrated. He was Tolicited by that reftlefs old man to reaffume the reins of government and the " imperial purple. He rejected the temptation with a fmile of pity, calmly obferving, that if he could {hew Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1793 - 136 pages
...Imperial purple. He rejefted the temptation with a fmile of pity, 'calmly obferving, that if he could fhew Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands at Salona, he mould no longer be urged to relinquim the enjoyment of happinefs for the purfuit of power. GIBBON,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1799 - 222 pages
...purple. He rejefted the temptation with a fmile of pity, calmly obferving, " that if he could fhew- Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands at Salona, he fhould no longer be urged to relinquifh the enjoyment of happinefi for the purfuit of power." GIBBON.... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Solitude - 1799 - 390 pages
...is defervedly celebrated , He was folicited by that reftlefs reftlefs old man to reaflume the reins of government and the imperial purple. He rejected the temptation with a fmile of pity, calmly obferving, that if he could fhew MAXIMIAN the cabbages he had planted at Salcna,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Solitude - 1800 - 410 pages
...He rejefted the temptation with a fmile of pity, calmly obferving, that if he could fliew Maximilian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands at Salona, he fhould no longer be urged to relinquifli the enjoyment of happinefs for the purfuit of power. " A juft... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1801 - 208 pages
...Maximian is deservedly o celebrated. He was solicited by that restless old man to re-assume the reins of government, and the Imperial purple. He rejected...smile of pity, calmly observing, " that if he could shew Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands at Salona, he should no longer be... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1801 - 222 pages
...Maximian is deservedly G celebrated. He was solicited by that restless old man to re-assume the reins of government, and the Imperial purple. He rejected...smile of pity, calmly observing, " that if he could shew Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands at Salona, he should no longer be... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1802 - 308 pages
...Maximian is deservedly celebrated. He was solicited by that restless oldman to re-assume the reins of government, and the Imperial purple. He rejected...smile of pity, calmly observing, " that if he could shew Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands at Salona, he should no longer be... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Hope - 1804 - 182 pages
...Maximian is deservedly celebrated. He was solicited by that restless old man to re-assume the reins of government, and the imperial purple. He rejected...smile of pity, calmly observing, that if he could shew Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands at Salona, he should no longer be... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1806 - 208 pages
...Maximian is deservedly celebrated. He was solicited by that restless old man to re-assume the reins of government, and the Imperial purple. He rejected the temptation with a »mile of pity, calmly observing, " that if he could shew Maximian the cabbages which he had planted... | |
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He was solicited by that restless old man to reassume the reins of government, and the Imperial purple. He rejected the temptation with a smile of pity, calmly observing that if he could show Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands... 
