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... less to hope than to fear from the chance of arms ; and that , in the prosecu- tion of remote wars , the undertaking became every day more difficult , the event more doubtful , and the possession more precarious , and less beneficial ...
... less to hope than to fear from the chance of arms ; and that , in the prosecu- tion of remote wars , the undertaking became every day more difficult , the event more doubtful , and the possession more precarious , and less beneficial ...
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... less fatal to himself than to the vanquished barbarians . Conquest of Bri . tain was the first exception to it . The only accession which the Roman empire received , during the first cen- tury of the christian æra , was the pro- vince ...
... less fatal to himself than to the vanquished barbarians . Conquest of Bri . tain was the first exception to it . The only accession which the Roman empire received , during the first cen- tury of the christian æra , was the pro- vince ...
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... less familiar than that of the sword or pilum . Active valour may often be the present of nature ; but such pa- tient diligence can be the fruit only of habit and discipline.P Whenever the trumpet gave the sig- March . nal of departure ...
... less familiar than that of the sword or pilum . Active valour may often be the present of nature ; but such pa- tient diligence can be the fruit only of habit and discipline.P Whenever the trumpet gave the sig- March . nal of departure ...
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... less attentive to the difference , than to the resemblance , of their religious worship . The Greek , the Roman , and the Barba- rian , as they met before their respective altars , easily persuaded themselves , that under various names ...
... less attentive to the difference , than to the resemblance , of their religious worship . The Greek , the Roman , and the Barba- rian , as they met before their respective altars , easily persuaded themselves , that under various names ...
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... less abundance , and the Romans were reduced to the milder but more tedious method of propagation . In their numerous families , and par- ticularly in their country estates , they encouraged the marriage of their slaves . The sentiments ...
... less abundance , and the Romans were reduced to the milder but more tedious method of propagation . In their numerous families , and par- ticularly in their country estates , they encouraged the marriage of their slaves . The sentiments ...
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