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... authority either of governor or general " . * Britannia fertilis provincia tyrannorum , is a memorable expref- fion , used by Jerom in the Pelagian controverfy , and variously tor- tured in the difputes of our national antiquaries . The ...
... authority either of governor or general " . * Britannia fertilis provincia tyrannorum , is a memorable expref- fion , used by Jerom in the Pelagian controverfy , and variously tor- tured in the difputes of our national antiquaries . The ...
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... authority , guided by heavenly wisdom , fhall " think proper to inflict upon them " . The faith of a foldier is commonly the fruit of inftruc- tion , rather than of inquiry ; but as the emperor always fixed his eyes on the visible land ...
... authority , guided by heavenly wisdom , fhall " think proper to inflict upon them " . The faith of a foldier is commonly the fruit of inftruc- tion , rather than of inquiry ; but as the emperor always fixed his eyes on the visible land ...
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... authority and eloquence , to check the am- bition of Maximus , and to protect the peace of Italy . Ambrofe had devoted his life , and his abilities , to the service of the church . Wealth was the object of his contempt ; he had ...
... authority and eloquence , to check the am- bition of Maximus , and to protect the peace of Italy . Ambrofe had devoted his life , and his abilities , to the service of the church . Wealth was the object of his contempt ; he had ...
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... authority , to protect the person of the emperor , and to restore the tranquillity of the capital . But the promises which Ambrofe received and communicated , were foon violated by a perfidious court ; and , during fix of the most ...
... authority , to protect the person of the emperor , and to restore the tranquillity of the capital . But the promises which Ambrofe received and communicated , were foon violated by a perfidious court ; and , during fix of the most ...
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... authority of the faints , who have preached and practifed the maxims of 65 Sozomen alone ( 1. vii . c . 13. ) throws this luminous fact into a dark and perplexed narrative . paffive XXVII . paffive loyalty , appeared to Ambrofe ' of 44 ...
... authority of the faints , who have preached and practifed the maxims of 65 Sozomen alone ( 1. vii . c . 13. ) throws this luminous fact into a dark and perplexed narrative . paffive XXVII . paffive loyalty , appeared to Ambrofe ' of 44 ...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1827 |
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