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It was not Philip, but the dissensions of Athens, Thebes and Sparta, that ruined Greece. It was not Scipio, but the factions of Hanno and Hanniball that destroyed Carthage. Our own eyes have seen a small handful of confederated Provinces able to oppose the greatest Monarch in Europe, and were so far from sinking under the weight of such a warre, which had been able to break a back of steel, that like Palme trees they did grow up under the weight, from distressed orders, to high and mighty states, |
It was not Philip, but the dissensions of Athens, Thebes and Sparta, that ruined Greece. It was not Scipio, but the factions of Hanno and Hannibal that destroyed Carthage. Our own eyes have seen a small handful of confederated Provinces able to oppose the greatest Monarch in Europe, and were so Far from sinking under the weight of such a war, which had been able to break a back of steel, that like Palm trees they did grow up under the weight, from distressed order, to high and mighty states, |
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