“The” History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band 5Methuen, 1908 |
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... spirit of the Avars , and their power would have dissolved away in the Sarmatian desert , if the alliance of Alboin , king of the Lombards , had not given a new object to their arms , and a lasting settle- ment to their wearied fortunes ...
... spirit of the Avars , and their power would have dissolved away in the Sarmatian desert , if the alliance of Alboin , king of the Lombards , had not given a new object to their arms , and a lasting settle- ment to their wearied fortunes ...
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... spirit was incapable of fear or remorse . She expected and soon found a favourable moment , when the king oppressed with wine had retired from the table to his afternoon slumbers . His faith- less spouse was anxious for his health and ...
... spirit was incapable of fear or remorse . She expected and soon found a favourable moment , when the king oppressed with wine had retired from the table to his afternoon slumbers . His faith- less spouse was anxious for his health and ...
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... spirit . The only son of Justin and Sophia died in his infancy ; their daughter Arabia was the wife of Baduarius , 29 superintendent of the palace , and afterwards commander of the Italian armies , who vainly aspired to confirm the ...
... spirit . The only son of Justin and Sophia died in his infancy ; their daughter Arabia was the wife of Baduarius , 29 superintendent of the palace , and afterwards commander of the Italian armies , who vainly aspired to confirm the ...
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... spirit of a Christian hero . The merit or misfortunes of his own sub- jects had a dearer claim to his beneficence , and he measured his bounty not so much by their expectations as by his own dignity . This maxim , however dangerous in a ...
... spirit of a Christian hero . The merit or misfortunes of his own sub- jects had a dearer claim to his beneficence , and he measured his bounty not so much by their expectations as by his own dignity . This maxim , however dangerous in a ...
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... spirit of chivalry and romance.59 After the loss of his promised bride , a Merovingian princess , he sought in marriage the daughter of the king of Bavaria ; and Garibald accepted the alliance of the Italian monarch . Impatient of the ...
... spirit of chivalry and romance.59 After the loss of his promised bride , a Merovingian princess , he sought in marriage the daughter of the king of Bavaria ; and Garibald accepted the alliance of the Italian monarch . Impatient of the ...
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