Note:St。Paul\'sCathedralis500feet。DallawayonArchitecture—M。]

　　[Footnote131:Thepolicy，however，oftheRomansinducedthemtoabridgetheextentofthesanctuaryorasylum，whichbysuccessiveprivilegeshadspreaditselftwostadiaroundthetemple。Strabo，l。xiv。p。641。Tacit。Annal。iii。60，&c。]

　　[Footnote132:TheyofferednosacrificestotheGreciangods。

　　SeeEpistolGregor。Thaumat。]

　　Anothercircumstanceisrelatedoftheseinvasions，whichmightdeserveournotice，wereitnotjustlytobesuspectedasthefancifulconceitofarecentsophist。Wearetold，thatinthesackofAthenstheGothshadcollectedallthelibraries，andwereonthepointofsettingfiretothisfuneralpileofGrecianlearning，hadnotoneoftheirchiefs，ofmorerefinedpolicythanhisbrethren，dissuadedthemfromthedesign；bytheprofoundobservation，thataslongastheGreekswereaddictedtothestudyofbooks，theywouldneverapplythemselvestotheexerciseofarms。^133Thesagaciouscounsellorshouldthetruthofthefactbeadmittedreasonedlikeanignorantbarbarian。Inthemostpoliteandpowerfulnations，geniusofeverykindhasdisplayeditselfaboutthesameperiod；andtheageofsciencehasgenerallybeentheageofmilitaryvirtueandsuccess。

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