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There must have existed some third and middle value, which is here understood;
but ambiguity is an excusable fault in the language of laws. * Nicopolis . . . . . . in
Actiaco littore sita possessionis vestrae nume pars vel maxima est. Jerom. in ...
There must have existed some third and middle value, which is here understood;
but ambiguity is an excusable fault in the language of laws. * Nicopolis . . . . . . in
Actiaco littore sita possessionis vestrae nume pars vel maxima est. Jerom. in ...
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“The greatness of Rome”—such is the language of the historian—“ was founded
on the rare, and almost incredible, alliance of virtue and of fortune. The long
period of her infancy was employed in a laborious struggle against the tribes of
Italy, ...
“The greatness of Rome”—such is the language of the historian—“ was founded
on the rare, and almost incredible, alliance of virtue and of fortune. The long
period of her infancy was employed in a laborious struggle against the tribes of
Italy, ...
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presume to settle on the silken folds of their gilded um, brellas; should a
sunbeam penetrate through some unguarded and imperceptible chink, they
deplore their intolerable hardships, and lament, in affected language, that they
were not born ...
presume to settle on the silken folds of their gilded um, brellas; should a
sunbeam penetrate through some unguarded and imperceptible chink, they
deplore their intolerable hardships, and lament, in affected language, that they
were not born ...
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The misfortunes of Spain may be described in the language of its most eloquent
historian, who has concisely expressed the passionate, and perhaps
exaggerated, declamations of contemporary writers.” “The irruption of these
nations was ...
The misfortunes of Spain may be described in the language of its most eloquent
historian, who has concisely expressed the passionate, and perhaps
exaggerated, declamations of contemporary writers.” “The irruption of these
nations was ...
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The stubbornness of our language has sometimes forced me to deviate from the
conditional into the indicative mood. * IIpos Kås ev. Bpetravviq m doevs. Zosimus,
1. vi. p. 383. -- privileges and importance.” Each of these cities, as in all.
The stubbornness of our language has sometimes forced me to deviate from the
conditional into the indicative mood. * IIpos Kås ev. Bpetravviq m doevs. Zosimus,
1. vi. p. 383. -- privileges and importance.” Each of these cities, as in all.
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Brukerevaluering - Smiley - LibraryThingGibbon's third volume of The Decline and Fall seems to stray from the purpose stated in volume one. I think he just got carried away by the sweep of history. The melodious style and easy learning are still present but I was suffering from Gibbon fatigue by the third volume and we were off course. Les hele vurderingen
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Henry Hart Milman |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Redaktør | William Smith |
| Utgiver | National Library, 1900 |
| Original fra | University of California Irvine |
| Digitalisert | 3. mar 2017 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |