The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1J.A. James, 1841 |
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... whole subject this history is the sole , undisputed authority to which all defer , and from which few ap . peal to the original writers or to more modern compilers . The inhe rent interest of the subject , the inexhaustible labour ...
... whole subject this history is the sole , undisputed authority to which all defer , and from which few ap . peal to the original writers or to more modern compilers . The inhe rent interest of the subject , the inexhaustible labour ...
Side ii
... whole world became subject to the Roman sway . How different the complicated politics of the European kingdoms ! Every national his- tory , to be complete , must , in a certain sense , be the history of Europe ; there is no knowing to ...
... whole world became subject to the Roman sway . How different the complicated politics of the European kingdoms ! Every national his- tory , to be complete , must , in a certain sense , be the history of Europe ; there is no knowing to ...
Side iii
... whole blends into the unity , and is man- ifestly essential to the double catastrophe of his tragic drama . But the amplitude , the magnificence , or the harmony of design , are , though imposing , yet unworthy claims on our admiration ...
... whole blends into the unity , and is man- ifestly essential to the double catastrophe of his tragic drama . But the amplitude , the magnificence , or the harmony of design , are , though imposing , yet unworthy claims on our admiration ...
Side iv
... whole work a judgment far too rigorous . After having finished my labours , I allowed some time to elapse before I reviewed the whole . A second at . tentive and regular perusal of the entire work , of the notes of the author , and of ...
... whole work a judgment far too rigorous . After having finished my labours , I allowed some time to elapse before I reviewed the whole . A second at . tentive and regular perusal of the entire work , of the notes of the author , and of ...
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... whole vague and diffuse page of a Byzantine chronicler . Perhaps something of importance may have thus escaped , and his expressions may not quite contain the whole substance of the passage from which they are taken . His limits , at ...
... whole vague and diffuse page of a Byzantine chronicler . Perhaps something of importance may have thus escaped , and his expressions may not quite contain the whole substance of the passage from which they are taken . His limits , at ...
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