The Spirit of Law-法的精神（英文版）約萬字線上閱讀無廣告 無廣告閱讀 [法國]Montesquieu/孟德斯鳩

caspianseathendisvered

piresofasiaenjoyedtherery,ployedthefirstbookofhisentsontheastsoftheocean18

inthosetistheirpilotsaysoexpressself,theirpassvoyagesinthetothathepreference

thelittleknotheavouredthenationsengagedintheenoostignorant

theegyptiansapeopleannersnicationeanyforeigntradetheyenjoyedafruitfulsoilandgreatplentytheiruntryes;itpossessedeverythinghinitself

solittlejealousreans,thesyriansandthejeoneloyedinthisnavigationthetyrians,hoseseas19

josephus20saysthatthisnation,beingentirelyeloyedinagritheyreerce

itrceofluxury;noecessarytoallthenationsoftheworld

beforealexander,thepeopleborderingontheredseatradedonlyinthissea,andinthatofafrientafritheindies22

besides,thisnavigationadeontheeasteastofafrieisanvincingproofthattheydidnotsailtoaverydistantshore

iaotignorantthatthefleetsofsolonandjehoshaphatretuedonlyeverythreeyears;butidonotseethatthetitakenupinthevoyageisanyproofofthegreatnessofthedistance

plinyandstraboinforsthatthejunksofindiaandtheredseaingavoyageanvesselplishinseven23inthisproportion,avoyageofoneyear,debythefleetsofgreee,edbythoseofsolonttheirvoyageinatiproportionatetotheirsesneent,anydaysforanotherchange

thesloans,ybeexplainedbyodenavigationtheindianvessels,e,hiron

ayparetheseindianvesselstothoseatpresentdeuseofinportsoflittledepthof;edtosinkdeepintotheeuofthehelthepro,andnsequentlydrabutallvariationfrohepointoppositetotheedvesselsarelongerinperfogvoyages

1theyloseeee,isay,ustthathavebeeninthenavigationoftheancients

ians,ifaufoulpestthatallvesselakealargeonerollthereonebodysurpassesanotherinsize,thereitssurfaceisrelativelysllparedaketheustbefourhundred;andthatofavesselfourhundredtonsoferwohundred