The ruins or meditation on the revolutions of empires and the law of nature tredition classics constantin francois volney on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers this book is part of the tredition classics series the creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again . The ruins or meditation on the revolutions of empires and the law of nature by c f volney comte et pair de france commandeur de la legion dhonneur membre de lacademie francaise et de plusieurs autres societes savantes deputy to the national assembly of 1789 and author of travels in egypt and syria new researches on ancient . The ruins or meditation on the revolutions of empires and the law of nature the ruins or meditation on the revolutions of empires and the law of nature by volney c f constantin francois 1757 1820 publication date 1890 topics revolutions history philosophy religions ethics. The ruins or meditation on the revolutions of empires and the law of nature by c f constantin francois volney hail solitary ruins holy sepulchres and silent walls you i invoke to you i address my prayer. Ruins or meditations on the revolutions of empires and the law of nature book read 36 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers contents