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Title: Voyages and travels of Her Majesty, Caroline, queen of Great Britain : including visits to various parts of Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Palestine, &c. &c., and comprising the latest description of those interesting countries : with remarks on the state of society, religion, manners, customs, antiquities, arts, literature, natural curiosities, &c. &c.
Year: 1821 (1820s)
Authors: Adolphus, John, 1768-1845
Subjects: Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 Europe -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Jones & Co.
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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poets, and historians. But these are not the real causes. Rome, themistress of the world, claims our respect andafftection, on grounds which the Christian and thephilosopher must admit with grateful acknow-ledgment. Her ancient origin and venerablefame; her mighty achievements and vast em-pire; her heroes and her saints; the majesty of 200 ROME. her language, and the charms of her literature,all these—which will perpetuate her name whenher very ruins shall have disappeared—are amongthe real causes of our attachment and our admi-ration. But more than even all these. Rome has been,in the hands of Providence, the instrument ofcommunicating to Europe, and to a considerableportion of the globe, the three great blessings ofwhich human nature is susceptible—Civilization,Science, and Religion. The system of Romangovernment seems to have been peculiarly adaptedto the attainment of this great end; and the ex-tension of her empire to have been ordained byheaven for its full accomplishment.
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!^i!.i:-,,pap;.) ■;J^ gi i K - ,-ici jRg ( m ) CHAPTER X. The Approach to Rome.—lis ancient Importancepowerfully contrasted with its present State.—Compared with Jerusalem in its consequence tothe World.—Arrival in Rome.— General De-scription of it.— Present desolate Condition.—f^isit to St. Peter s.— Its vast Grandeur.—f^isitto the Capitol.— Its beautiful and interestingProspects. Other Remains of ancient Rome ofgeneral Interest described. In ancient times, the despotism of the easternmonarchies kept mankind in an abject slavery;the narrow policy of the Greek republics confinedthe blessing of liberty within the precints of theirown countries ; Rome, with more generous senti-ments, gradually extended her own rights andprivileges to the capitals of her conqueredcountries, enrolled their natives into her armies,and admitted their nobles into her senate. Thusthose who became her subjects by conquest, ad-vanced in honours as they improved in civiliza-tion ; and made ho

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