The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1J.A. James, 1841 |
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Side i
... mind and character of man ; such a subject must necessarily fix the attention and excite the interest of men , who cannot behold with indifference those memorable epochs , during which , in the fine language of Corneille , ' Un grand ...
... mind and character of man ; such a subject must necessarily fix the attention and excite the interest of men , who cannot behold with indifference those memorable epochs , during which , in the fine language of Corneille , ' Un grand ...
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... mind the exact dates , but the course of events is ever clear and distinct ; like a skilful general , though his troops advance from the most remote and opposite quarters , they are constantly bearing down and concentrating themselves ...
... mind the exact dates , but the course of events is ever clear and distinct ; like a skilful general , though his troops advance from the most remote and opposite quarters , they are constantly bearing down and concentrating themselves ...
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... mind before which they are presented ; the estimate of character , on the habits and feelings of the reader . Christians , like M. Guizot and ourselves , will see some things and some persons in a different light from the historian of ...
... mind before which they are presented ; the estimate of character , on the habits and feelings of the reader . Christians , like M. Guizot and ourselves , will see some things and some persons in a different light from the historian of ...
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... mind for the admission of know ledge , he was instructed in the common branches of education , writing , reading ... mind , which she had formerly applied to the strengthening of his constitution . " I feel ( he remarks ) a melancholy ...
... mind for the admission of know ledge , he was instructed in the common branches of education , writing , reading ... mind , which she had formerly applied to the strengthening of his constitution . " I feel ( he remarks ) a melancholy ...
Side 9
... mind , was still alive and active ; but my reason was not sufficiently informed to understand the value , or to lament the loss , of three precious years , from my entrance at Westminster to my admission at Oxford . Instead of repining ...
... mind , was still alive and active ; but my reason was not sufficiently informed to understand the value , or to lament the loss , of three precious years , from my entrance at Westminster to my admission at Oxford . Instead of repining ...
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