The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1Fleischer, 1821 |
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... youth at Lausanne , he ventured to open a corres- pondence on learned topics with some celebrated foreign pro- fessors . In the midst of these literary occupations , love un- suspectedly found an entrance into his heart . The personal ...
... youth at Lausanne , he ventured to open a corres- pondence on learned topics with some celebrated foreign pro- fessors . In the midst of these literary occupations , love un- suspectedly found an entrance into his heart . The personal ...
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... youth no longer fluttered in her bosom : she listened to the voice of truth and passion , and I might presume to hope that I had made some impression on a virtuous heart . At Crassy and Lausanne I indulged my dream of felicity ; but on ...
... youth no longer fluttered in her bosom : she listened to the voice of truth and passion , and I might presume to hope that I had made some impression on a virtuous heart . At Crassy and Lausanne I indulged my dream of felicity ; but on ...
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... youths of Rome and Italy , who , by performing their military ser- vice on horseback , prepared themselves for the offices of senator and consul ; and solicited , by deeds of valour , the future suffrages of their countrymen . Since the ...
... youths of Rome and Italy , who , by performing their military ser- vice on horseback , prepared themselves for the offices of senator and consul ; and solicited , by deeds of valour , the future suffrages of their countrymen . Since the ...
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... youth , who , from every part , resorted to Athens , and the other seats of learning in the Roman empire , were alike instructed , in every school , to reject and despise the religion of the multitude . How , indeed , was it possible ...
... youth , who , from every part , resorted to Athens , and the other seats of learning in the Roman empire , were alike instructed , in every school , to reject and despise the religion of the multitude . How , indeed , was it possible ...
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... youth . Throughout the empire , but more particularly in the western parts , the most fertile districts , and the most convenient situations , were reserved for the establishment of colonies ; some of which were of a civil , and others ...
... youth . Throughout the empire , but more particularly in the western parts , the most fertile districts , and the most convenient situations , were reserved for the establishment of colonies ; some of which were of a civil , and others ...
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