 These words were scarcely uttered, when the whole assembly melted into tears. The forlorn condition of that young and virtuous princess, expelled the royal palace of her father, and inhabiting a miserable cottage, in want and wretchedness, recalled to...  Heads of an Analysis of the History of Greece ... - Page 69by Dawson William Turner - 1853 - 106 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 368 pages
...fortune, which had befallen Athens. That city, once mistress of the sea, and sovereign of Greece,!was deprived in one fatal hour of her ships, her walls, and her strength; and reduced from the pride and prosperity of her situation, to misery, dependence, and servitude. .Nor did the Athenians make... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 360 pages
...fortune, which had befallen Athens. That city, once mistress of the sea, and sovereign of Greece,|was deprived in one fatal hour of her ships, her walls, and her strength ; and reduced from the pride and prosperity of her si tuation, to misery , dependence, and servitude. Nor did the Athenians make... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - History - 1808 - 390 pages
...inhabiting a miserable cottage, in want and wretchedness, recalled to mind the dreadful vicissitude of fortune which had befallen Athens, once mistress...walls, and her strength, and reduced from the pride of prosperity and power, to misery, dependence, and servitude, without exerting one memorable effort to... | |
 | John Gillies - Greece - 1814 - 542 pages
...father, and inhabiting a miserable cottage, in want and wretchedness, recalling the dreadful vicissitude of fortune which had befallen Athens, once mistress...reduced from the pride of power and prosperity, to misei-y, dependence, and servitude ; without exerting one memorable effort to dignify her fall, and... | |
 | David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 470 pages
...vicissitudes of the fortune of Athens. That city, once mistress of the sea and sovereign of Greece, was deprived, in one fatal hour, of her ships, her walls, and her strength, and reduced from the pride and prosperity of her situation, to misery, dependence, and servitude. Thus did the conquest of Athens... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - History - 1822 - 578 pages
...mind, the dreadful vicissitude of fortune, ./JfhRch had befallen Athens, once mistress of the sea, arid sovereign of Greece, but deprived, in one fatal hour,...walls, and her strength, and reduced from the pride of prosperity and power, to misery, dependence and servitude,' without exerting one memorable effort to... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - History - 1823 - 518 pages
...inhabiting a miserable cottage, in want and wretchedness, recalled to mind the dreadful vicissitude of fortune, which had befallen Athens, once mistress...walls, and her strength, and reduced from the pride of prosperity and power, to misery, dependence and servitude, wjthout exerting one memorable effort to... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - History - 1826 - 590 pages
...her fortresses, levelled to the ground. miserable cottage, in want and wretchedness, recalled to mind the dreadful vicissitudes of fortune, which had befallen...walls and her strength ; and reduced from the pride of prosperity and power, to misery, dependence, and servitude, without exerting one memorable effort to... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - History - 1828 - 526 pages
...palace of her father, and inhabiting * miserable cottage, in want and wretchedness, recalled to mind the dreadful vicissitudes of fortune, which had befallen...walls and her strength, and reduced from the pride of prosperity and power to misery, dependence and servitude, without exerting one memorable effort to... | |
 | John Gillies - Greece - 1829 - 520 pages
...royal palace of her father, ond inhabiting a miserable cottage, in want and wretchedness, recalling tho dreadful vicissitudes of fortune which had befallen...ships, her walls, and her strength) and reduced from tho pride of power and prosperity, to misery, dependence, and servitude, without exerting one memorable... | |
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