...childless pontiff at the eiLXXI pense of the church and country. The palaces of these fortunate nephews are the most costly monuments of elegance and servitude...taste or vanity has prompted them to collect. The ecclesiastical revenues were more decently employed by the popes themselves in the pomp of the Catholic...

...childless pontiff at the expcnce of the church and -country. The palaces of these? fortunate nephews are the most costly monuments of elegance and servitude...in their service, and their galleries and gardens arc decorated with the most precious works of antiquity, which taste or vanity has prompted them to...

...have been erected by the nephews or relations of different Popes, Gibbon speaks with admiration, but severe censure. " They are," says he, (ch. 71), "...the historian seems, on this occasion, as indeed on a few others, to be biassed by the prejudices of the philosophist. To raise and enrich favorites, whatever...

...at the expense of the church and country. The palaces of these fortunate nephews are the most custly monuments of elegance and servitude; the perfect arts...taste or vanity has prompted them to collect. The ecclesiastical revenues were more decently employed by the popes themselves in the pomp of the Catholic...

...with a stale-coach and six horses, to enable him to enter Rome with becoming dignity. VOL. II. 3 ings intermingled; so that it presents , on the whole ,...the historian seems, on this occasion, as indeed on a few others, to be biassed by the prejudices of the philosophist. To raise and enrich favorites, whatever...

...of splendor and beauty seldom equalled even in Italy. * * Of the Roman palaces, many of which hare been erected by the nephews or relations of different...prostituted in their service , and their galleries and garden* are decorated with the most precious works of antiquity which taste or vanity has prompted...

...childless pontiff at the expense of the church and country. The palaces of these fortunate nephews, are the most costly monuments of elegance and servitude;...the most precious works of antiquity, which taste or vamty ha« prompted them to collect. The ecclesiastical revenues were more decently employed by the...

...continued in a progressive state. CHAP, and servitude ; the perfect arts of architecture, paintLXXI' ing, and sculpture, have been prostituted in their service,...taste or vanity has prompted them to collect. The ecclesiastical revenues were more decently employed by the popes themselves in the pomp of the catholic...

...Rome, many of which were built by the nephews or relatives of Popes, are, as Gibbon expresses it, " the most costly monuments of elegance and servitude:...which taste or vanity has prompted them to collect." In these stately habitations, however, the other appendages of refinement and luxury will be sought...

...different Popes, Gibbon speaks with admiration, but with severe censure. " They are," gays he, (cb. 71 ) " the most costly monuments of elegance and servitude;...the historian seems, on this occasion, as indeed on a/ett others, to be biassed by the prejudices of the phllosophist. To raise and enrich favorites, whatever...