 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 350 pages
...looked upon as a great reach in politics, thus to divide and shake almost all Peloponnesus; and 10 remove the war so far from the Athenian frontier,...whereas, if they were defeated, Sparta itself would be hardly safe. The defection of the confederates began to awaken the jealousy of Sparta: they resolved,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 444 pages
...yet it was looked upon as a great stroke in politics thus to divide and shake almost allPeloponesus, and to remove the war so far from the Athenian frontier...they were defeated, Sparta itself would hardly be safe. The Spartans , however , were determined to crush the evil in the bud ; and accordingly drawing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...with the Lacedaemonians, though it is plain, that the whole scope of it was levelled against them. Upon this new alliance Alcibiades was declared general...they were defeated, Sparta itself would hardly be safe. The Spartans, however, were determined to crush the evil in the bud ; and accordingly drawing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 454 pages
...not commend the method by which he brought about his designs, yet it was looked upon as a great reach in politics, thus to divide and shake almost all Peloponnesus,...success would profit the enemy but little should they be con(juerors; whereas, if they were defeated, Sparta itself would be hardly safe. The defection of the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1814 - 578 pages
...but condemn the method by which he brought about his designs, yet it was looked upon as a great reach in politics, thus to divide and shake almost all Peloponnesus,...but little should they be conquerors ; whereas, if tbey were defeated, Sparta itself would be hardly safe. The defection of the confederates began to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 346 pages
...not commend the method by which he brought about his designs, yet it was looked upon as a great reach in politics, thus to divide and shake almost all Peloponnesus;...whereas, if they were defeated, Sparta itself would be hardly safe. The defection of the confederates began to awaken the jealousy of Sparta: they resolved,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 490 pages
...that the whole scope of it was levelled against them.* 19. Upon this new alliance Alcibi'ades wa» declared general; and though even his best friends...they were defeated, Sparta itself would hardly be safe.f 2O. The Spartans, however, were determined to crush t Notwithstanding the treaty subsisting... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 320 pages
...condemn the method by which he brought about his .designs, yet it was looked upon as a great reach in politics, thus to divide and shake almost all Peloponnesus,...whereas, if they were defeated, Sparta itself would be hardly safe. i defection of the confederates began to awaken the jealousy of Sparta ; they resolved,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 498 pages
...plain that the whole scope of it was levelled against them.* 19. Upon this new alliance Alcibi'ade* was declared general ; and though even his best friends...they were defeated, Sparta itself would hardly be safe.f 20. The Spartans, however, were determined to crush the evil in the bud ; and accordingly, drawing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 422 pages
...not commend the method by which he brought about his designs, yet it was looked upon as a great reach in politics, thus to divide and shake almost all Peloponnesus,...whereas if they were defeated, Sparta itself would be hardly safe. The defection of the confederates began to awaken the jealousy of Sparta ; they resolved,... | |
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Athenians, that even success would profit the enemy but little, should they be conquerors, whereas if they were defeated, Sparta itself was hardly safe. 
