Excerpt from Goldsmith's Roman History X promote the reputation of the writer. Instead L therefore of pressing forward among the ambi tious, I only claim the merit of knowing my\ own strength, and falling back among the hind most ranks with conscious inferiority. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Goldsmith's Roman History: For the Use of Schools To these objections there are some who may add that I have rejected many of the modern improvements in Roman history, and that every character is left in. Full possession of that fame or infamy which it obtained from its contemporaries, or those who wrote immedi ately after. I acknowledge the charge, for it appears now too late to rejudge the virtues or the vices of those men who were but very incompletely known even to their own historians. The Romans, perhaps, upon ma ny occasions, formed wrong ideas of virtue but they were by no means so ignorant or abandoned in general as not to give their brightest characters the greatest share of their applause and I do not know whether it be fair to try Pagan actions by the stanthrd of Christian morality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Goldsmith's Roman History: Abridged by Himself; For the Use of Schools To thefe objeglbn's there are fome who may add, that I have rejected many of the modern improve ments in Roman hil'cory, and that eve characterise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Goldsmith's Roman History, Vol. 1 of 2: AbridgedRomulus ani Remus, the twins, however strangely preserved, seemed early to discover abilities and desires above the meanness of their supposed original. From their very ln fancy, an air of superiority and grandeur see med to discover their rank. They led however the shepherd's life, like the rest; worked for their livelihood and built their own huts. But pastoral idleness displeased them, and from tending their flocks, they betook themselves to the chase. Then no longer content with hunting wild beasts, they soon turned their strength against the robbers of their country, whom they often stript of their plunder, and divided it among the shepherds. The youths 'who continually joined them, so increased in number as to enable them to hold assemblies and celebrate games. In one of their excur sions, the two brothers were surprisedrlie mus was taken prisoner, carried before the king, and accused of being a plunderer and robber on Numitor's lands. Romulus had esca 'ped; but the king sent Remus to Numitor, that he might do himself justice.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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