The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1Fleischer, 1821 |
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... throne was disgraced by the weakest , or the most vici- ous of mankind . At the very time when Domi- tian , confined to his palace , felt the terrors which he inspired ; his legions , under the com- mand of the virtuous Agricola ...
... throne was disgraced by the weakest , or the most vici- ous of mankind . At the very time when Domi- tian , confined to his palace , felt the terrors which he inspired ; his legions , under the com- mand of the virtuous Agricola ...
Page 40
... throne of the Ptolemys ; and the O The progress of religion is well known . The use of letters was introduced among the savages of Europe about fifteen hundred years before Christ ; and the Europeans carried them to America about ...
... throne of the Ptolemys ; and the O The progress of religion is well known . The use of letters was introduced among the savages of Europe about fifteen hundred years before Christ ; and the Europeans carried them to America about ...
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... thrones , as soon as they had performed their appointed task of fa- shioning to the yoke the vanquished nations . The free states and cities which had embraced the cause of Rome , were rewarded with a nomi- nal alliance , and insensibly ...
... thrones , as soon as they had performed their appointed task of fa- shioning to the yoke the vanquished nations . The free states and cities which had embraced the cause of Rome , were rewarded with a nomi- nal alliance , and insensibly ...
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... throne , refused to accept any part of it , and commanded him to use , without scruple , the present of fortune . The cautious Athenian still insisted , that the treasure was too considerable for a subject , and that he knew not how to ...
... throne , refused to accept any part of it , and commanded him to use , without scruple , the present of fortune . The cautious Athenian still insisted , that the treasure was too considerable for a subject , and that he knew not how to ...
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... throne and the altar , that the banner of the church has very seldom been seen on the side of the people . A martial nobility and stubborn commons , pos- sessed of arms , tenacious of property , and col- lected into constitutional ...
... throne and the altar , that the banner of the church has very seldom been seen on the side of the people . A martial nobility and stubborn commons , pos- sessed of arms , tenacious of property , and col- lected into constitutional ...
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