The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band 3Cadell & Davies; J. Johnson; F. & C. Rivington; ... [and 32 others], 1807 |
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... virtue can seldom ob- tain . The degenerate grandfons of Theodofius , who were invifible to their fubjects , and con- temptible to their enemies , exalted the præfects of their bed - chamber above the heads of all the minifters of the ...
... virtue can seldom ob- tain . The degenerate grandfons of Theodofius , who were invifible to their fubjects , and con- temptible to their enemies , exalted the præfects of their bed - chamber above the heads of all the minifters of the ...
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... virtues of their victorious general , adorned the pomp of his triumph by their voluntary gifts of crowns of gold , which after the ceremony , were confecrated in the temple of Jupiter , to remain a lasting monu- ment of his glory to ...
... virtues of their victorious general , adorned the pomp of his triumph by their voluntary gifts of crowns of gold , which after the ceremony , were confecrated in the temple of Jupiter , to remain a lasting monu- ment of his glory to ...
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... virtue , which fo far degraded them below the dignity of their an- cestors ; but they could feel and lament the rage of tyranny , the relaxation of difcipline , and the encrease of taxes . The impartial hiftorian , who acknowledges the ...
... virtue , which fo far degraded them below the dignity of their an- cestors ; but they could feel and lament the rage of tyranny , the relaxation of difcipline , and the encrease of taxes . The impartial hiftorian , who acknowledges the ...
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... c . ) , distinguishes the fta- tion of a Roman prince from that of a Parthian monarch . Virtue was necessary for the one ; birth might fuffice for the other . -- CHAP . XVIII . Character of Conftantine . -Gothic 98 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... c . ) , distinguishes the fta- tion of a Roman prince from that of a Parthian monarch . Virtue was necessary for the one ; birth might fuffice for the other . -- CHAP . XVIII . Character of Conftantine . -Gothic 98 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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... virtues which are acknowledged by his moft implacable ene- mies , we might hope to delineate a just portrait of that extraordinary man , which the truth and candour of history should adopt without H 2 a blush . CHAP . blufh ' . But it ...
... virtues which are acknowledged by his moft implacable ene- mies , we might hope to delineate a just portrait of that extraordinary man , which the truth and candour of history should adopt without H 2 a blush . CHAP . blufh ' . But it ...
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