The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1Alex. Murray & Son, 1869 |
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... preserved in the northern extremity of the island their wild independence , for which they were not less in- debted to their poverty than to their valour . Their incursions were frequently repelled and chastised ; but their country was ...
... preserved in the northern extremity of the island their wild independence , for which they were not less in- debted to their poverty than to their valour . Their incursions were frequently repelled and chastised ; but their country was ...
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... preserved peace by a constant preparation for war ; and while justice regulated their conduct , they announced to the nations on their confines , that they were as little dis- I Dion , 1. lxix . p . 1158. Hist . August . p . 5. 8. If ...
... preserved peace by a constant preparation for war ; and while justice regulated their conduct , they announced to the nations on their confines , that they were as little dis- I Dion , 1. lxix . p . 1158. Hist . August . p . 5. 8. If ...
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... preserved a military spirit , at a time when every other virtue was oppressed by luxury and despotism . If , in the consideration of their armies , we pass from their discipline to their numbers , we shall not find it easy to define ...
... preserved a military spirit , at a time when every other virtue was oppressed by luxury and despotism . If , in the consideration of their armies , we pass from their discipline to their numbers , we shall not find it easy to define ...
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... preserved the communication be- tween Gaul and Britain , and a great number of vessels constantly main- tained on the Rhine and Danube , to harass the country , or to intercept the passage of the barbarians . If we review this general ...
... preserved the communication be- tween Gaul and Britain , and a great number of vessels constantly main- tained on the Rhine and Danube , to harass the country , or to intercept the passage of the barbarians . If we review this general ...
Side 35
... M. de Voltaire , tom . xiv . p . 297. unsupported by either fact or probability , has generously bestowed the Canary Islands on the Roman empire . 36 HOW THE EDIFICE OF ROMAN POWER WAS PRESERVED . DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 35.
... M. de Voltaire , tom . xiv . p . 297. unsupported by either fact or probability , has generously bestowed the Canary Islands on the Roman empire . 36 HOW THE EDIFICE OF ROMAN POWER WAS PRESERVED . DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 35.
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