Modern History: From the Coming of Christ and Change of the Roman Republic Into an Empire, to the Year of Our Lord, 1854; With Questions, Adapted to the Use of Schools (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Fredet, Peter

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ISBN 10 : 133357083X ISBN 13 : 9781333570835

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Présentation de l'éditeur

History as a branch of public and private instruction has always been admitted. Cicero calls it the witness of ages, the torch of truth, the life of memory, the oracle of life, the interpreter of the past, and does not hesitate to say, that to be ignorant of what has happened before ones birth, is nothing less than to remain in a continual state of childhood. (C icer. in oral. n. xxxiv). Plutarch informs us that Cato the Censor, whose name and eminent qualities reflected so much honor upon the last days of the Roman Republic, composed for his infant son, and, with his own hand, wrote in large characters, a description of remarkable actions taken from the lives of illustrious Romans; in order, said he, that this child might be enabled, from his very infancy, and without leaving the paternal roof, to become acquainted with the great men of his country, and to imitate those ancient models of probity and virtue. History is an immense repository, whence we may, with little labor, derive extensive knowledge, and draw many instructive and useful lessons; noris there any study (except that of Religion) better calculated to improve all the faculties of the soul. By its means, the memory is furnished with a multitude of interesting events; the judgment continually improves, from the assiduous attention which is given to objects well deserving of notice; and experience, so necessary in life, is easily acquired, because we appropriate to ourselves that of others, and become wise at their expense. History conduces also wonderfully to the improvement of the heart: every where it affords moral examples adapted to the different stations and conditions of social life; every where it presents to our imitation models of courage, of patriotism, probity, disinterestedness, generous sentiments and heroic, actions. I ts pages, indeed, are frequently filled with the narrative of va
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Modern History; From the Coming of Christ and Change of the Roman Republic Into an Empire, to the Year of Our Lord 1854: With Questions, Adapted to the Use of Schools was written by Peter Fredet in 1864. This is a 589 page book, containing 269999 words and 2pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133357083X
• ISBN 13: 9781333570835
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 594
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