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The COMPLETE WORKS of M. DE MONTESQUIEU.

Volume III.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF M. DE MONTESQUIEU.

TRANSLATED from the FRENCH.

IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOLUME the THIRD.

LONDON, Printed for T. Evans, in the Strand; AND W. Davis, in Piccadilly.

MDCCLXXVII.

Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, The Complete Works of M. de Montesquieu (London: T. Evans, 1777), 4 vols

Table of Contents

CONSIDERATIONS ON THE CAUSES OF THE GRANDEUR AND DECLENSION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

CHAP. I.: The Infancy of Rome. The Wars it sustained.

CHAP. II.: Of the Science of War, as practised by the Romans.

CHAP. III.: The Methods by which the Romans raised themselves to Empire.

CHAP. IV.: Of the Gauls. Of Pyrrhus. Parallel between Carthage and Rome. The War of Hannibal.

CHAP. V.: The State of Greece, of Macedonia, of Syria, and of Egypt, after the Depression of Carthage.

CHAP. VI.: The Conduct which the Romans observed, in order to subdue all Nations.

CHAP. VII.: How it was possible for Mithridates to resist the Romans.

CHAP. VIII.: Of the Divisions which always subsisted in the City.

CHAP. IX.: Two Causes which destroyed Rome.

CHAP. X.: Of the Corruption of the Romans.

CHAP. XI.: Of Sylla, Pompey, and Csar.

CHAP. XII.: Observations on the State of Rome after the Death of Csar.

CHAP. XIII.: AUGUSTUS.

CHAP. XIV.: TIBERIUS.

CHAP. XV.: Remarks on the Emperors, from Caius Calicula to Antoninus.

CHAP. XVI.: Considerations on the State of the Empire from Antoninus to Probus.

CHAP. XVII.: Changes in the STATE.

CHAP. XVIII.: An Account of some new maxims received by the Romans.

CHAP. XIX.: Some Particulars of the Grandeur of Attila. The establishment of the Barbarians accounted for. Reasons why the Western Empire was overturned before that in the east.

CHAP. XX.: The Conquests of Justinian. Some Account of his Government.

CHAP. XXI.: Disorders in the Eastern Empire.

CHAP. XXII.: The weakness of the Eastern Empire.

CHAP. XXIII.: The Duration of the Eastern Empire accounted for. Its Destruction.

A DIALOGUE BETWEEN SYLLA AND EUCRATES.

PERSIAN LETTERS. by M. DE MONTESQUIEU.

PRELIMINARY REFLECTIONS ON THE PERSIAN LETTERS, By M. DE MONTESQUIEU. Prefixed to the Quarto Edition.

INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST FRENCH EDITION.

CONTENTS TO THE PERSIAN LETTERS.

Usbek to his Friend Rustan at Ispahan.

Usbek to the First Black Eunuch, at his Seraglio in Ispahan.

Zachi to Usbek, at Tauris.

Zephis to Usbek at Erzeron.

Rustan to Usbek, at Erzeron.

Usbek to his Friend Nessir, at Ispahan.

Fatme to Usbek, at Erzeron.

Usbek to his Friend Rustan, at Ispahan.

The Chief Eunuch to Ibbi, at Erzeron.

Mirza to his Friend Usbek, at Erzeron.

Usbek to Mirza, at Ispahan.

Usbek to the Same, at Ispahan.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

The first Eunuch, to Jaron, the Black Eunuch, at Erzeron.

Usbek to Mollak Mehemet Ali, Guardian of the Three Tombs, at Com.

Usbek to the Same.

Mollak Mehemet Ali to Usbek, at Erzeron.

Usbek to his Friend Rustan, at Ispahan.

Usbek to Zachi, his Wife, at the Seraglio at Ispahan.

Usbek, to the chief White Eunuch.

Jaron to the first Eunuch.

Usbek to his Friend Ibben, at Smyrna.

Rica to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Usbek to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Usbek to Roxana, at the Seraglio at Ispahan.

Usbek to Nessir, at Ispahan.

Rica to * * *.

Rica to Ibben at Smyrna.

Rica to the Same, at Smyrna.

Rhedi to Usbek, at Paris.

Rica to * * *.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Usbek to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Usbek to Gimchid, his Cousin, Dervise of the shining Monastery of Tauris.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Usbek to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Rica to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Hagi * Ibbi to the Jew Ben-Joshua, a Mahometan Proselyte, at Smyrna.

Usbek to Ibben, at Smyrna.

The Chief black Eunuch to Usbek.

Pharan to Usbek, his Sovereign Lord.

Usbek to Pharan, at the Gardens of Fatme.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Zachi to Usbek, at Paris.

Usbek * to Rhedi, at Venice.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

Rica to * * *.

Nargum the Persian Envoy residing at Muscovy, to Usbek at Paris.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

Zelis to Usbek, at Paris.

Rica, Usbek at * * *.

Rica to Ibben at Smyrna.

Usbek to Ibbin, at Smyrna.

Usbek, to Rhedi, at Venice.

Rica to Rhedi, at Venice.

Rica to Usbek, at A * * *.

Usbek to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Zelis to Usbek, at Paris.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

The Chief of the Black Eunuchs to Usbek at Paris.

Usbek to his Wives, at the Seraglio at Ispahan.

Rica to * * *.

Ibben to Usbek, at Paris.

The History of Apheridon and Astarte.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Zelis to Usbek, at Paris.

Usbek to Zelis.

Rica to Ibben, at * * *.

Rica to * * *.

Usbek to Rica, at * * *.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Usbek to his Friend Ibben, at Smyrna.

Ibben to Usbek, at Paris.

Rica to Usbek, at ***.

The Chief black Eunuch to Usbek, at Paris.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Nargum, Envoy from Persia in Muscovy, to Usbek at Paris.

Rica to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Rica to * * *.

Usbek to Mirza, at Ispahan.

Rica to * * *.

Rica to * * *.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Usbek to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Usbek to the same, at Smyrna.

Usbek to Rustan, at Ispahan.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Usbek to his Brother, Santon * in the Monastery of Casbin.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Usbek to the Same.

The Chief Eunuch to Usbek at Paris.

Usbek to Hassein, Dervise of the mountain of Jaron.

Usbek to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Rica to Rhedi, at Venice.

Rica to the Same.

Usbek to * * *.

Usbek to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Redi to Usbek, at Paris.

Usbek to Redi, at Venice.

Rica to Ibben at Smyrna.

Usbek to * * *.

Rica to * * *.

Rica to * * *.

Usbek to * * *.

Rhedi to Esbek, at Paris.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to the Same.

Usbek to Mollak Mahomet Ali, Keeper of the Three Sepulchres, at Com.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Rica to * * *.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

Rica to Ibben, at Smyrna.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

Rica to * * *.

The Letter of an Intelligencer to the Minister.

Rhedi to Rica, at Paris.

Rica to * * *.

Rica to * * *.

Rica to the Same.

Rica to the Same.

Rica to the Same.

Rica to the Same.

Rica to Ibben at Smyrna.

Rica to the Same.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

Rica to the Same.

Rica to Usbek, at * * *.

Fragment of an ancient Mythologist.

Rica to Nathaniel Levi, a Jewish Physician at Leghorn.

A Letter from a Country Physician, to a Physician at Paris.

Purgative Ptisan.

A more violent Purgative.

A Vomit.

Another more powerful Vomit.

A very simple Remedy for an Asthma.

A Preservative from the Itch, Scabs, and other cutaneous Disorders.

Miraculum Chymicum de violent fermentatione, cum fumo, igne et flamm.

Lenitivum.

Fiat clister.

Fiat ptisana aperiens.

Usbek to Rica.

Usbek to * * *.

Usbek to Rhedi, at Venice.

The Chief Eunuch to Usbek at Paris.

Usbek to the Chief Eunuch at the Seraglio of Ispahan.

Narsit to Usbek, at Paris.

Usbek to Narsit, at the Seraglio of Ispahan.

Solin to Usbek, at Paris.

Narsit to Usbek, at Paris:

Usbek to Solin, at the Seraglio of Ispahan.

Usbek to his Wives, at the Seraglio of Ispahan.

Usbek to Nessir, at Ispahan.

Roxana to Usbek, at Paris.

Zachi to Usbek, at Paris.

Zelis to Usbek, at Paris.

Solin to Usbek, at Paris.

Solin to Usbek, at Paris.

Roxana to Usbek, at Paris.

THREE LETTERS OF M. DE MONTESQUIEU TO M. LE CHEVALIER DE BRUANT.