The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: t. 2, t. 3, t. 4, t. 5, t. 6, t. 7Henry G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... whilst he could with a masterly hand trace the changes or the ruins of various kingdoms , was able fully to appreciate the privileges of that kingdom which cannot be moved . Now , the student of events and revolutions affecting the ...
... whilst he could with a masterly hand trace the changes or the ruins of various kingdoms , was able fully to appreciate the privileges of that kingdom which cannot be moved . Now , the student of events and revolutions affecting the ...
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... mistakes of the author , whilst he is des- cribing those " revolutions which gradually undermined , and at length destroyed , the solid fabric of human greatness . " M. GUIZOT'S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION OF HIS TRANSLATION.
... mistakes of the author , whilst he is des- cribing those " revolutions which gradually undermined , and at length destroyed , the solid fabric of human greatness . " M. GUIZOT'S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION OF HIS TRANSLATION.
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... while studying this work ; they serve to bring its qualities and defects so much more fully out , that I will not omit to state them , even though I may incur the charge of egotism . My first rapid perusal of it , made me only sensible ...
... while studying this work ; they serve to bring its qualities and defects so much more fully out , that I will not omit to state them , even though I may incur the charge of egotism . My first rapid perusal of it , made me only sensible ...
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... while in his memoirs he dwells complacently on its connections and its advantages , still he admits that his ancestors brought him " neither glory nor shame ; " and the most remarkable circumstance in the family branches , was a distant ...
... while in his memoirs he dwells complacently on its connections and its advantages , still he admits that his ancestors brought him " neither glory nor shame ; " and the most remarkable circumstance in the family branches , was a distant ...
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... while defending him against this charge of arranging what he intended to say before he spoke , had not admitted , that even before writing a note or a letter , he com- pletely arranged in his mind what he meant to express . " The same ...
... while defending him against this charge of arranging what he intended to say before he spoke , had not admitted , that even before writing a note or a letter , he com- pletely arranged in his mind what he meant to express . " The same ...
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