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I may now congratulate my deliverance from a long and laborious service, and
my satisfaction will be pure and perfect, if the public favour should be extended to
the conclusion of my work. It was my first intention to have collected, under one ...
I may now congratulate my deliverance from a long and laborious service, and
my satisfaction will be pure and perfect, if the public favour should be extended to
the conclusion of my work. It was my first intention to have collected, under one ...
Side 44
Whenever Maximus appeared in public, he was surrounded by a train of grateful
and obsequioua clients : f and it is possible that, among these clients, he might
deserve and possess some real friends. His merit was rewarded by the favour of
...
Whenever Maximus appeared in public, he was surrounded by a train of grateful
and obsequioua clients : f and it is possible that, among these clients, he might
deserve and possess some real friends. His merit was rewarded by the favour of
...
Side 53
Yet, notwithstanding this seeming indifference, his courtiers choose to solicit any
favour in the moments of victory ; and I myself, in my applications to the king,
have derived some benefit from my losses.f About the ninth hour (three o'clock)
the ...
Yet, notwithstanding this seeming indifference, his courtiers choose to solicit any
favour in the moments of victory ; and I myself, in my applications to the king,
have derived some benefit from my losses.f About the ninth hour (three o'clock)
the ...
Side 54
The two armies, or rather the two nations, encountered each other on the banks
of the river Urbicus, about twelve miles from Astorga ; and the decisive victory of
the Goths appeared for a while to have extirpated the or favour at the court of ...
The two armies, or rather the two nations, encountered each other on the banks
of the river Urbicus, about twelve miles from Astorga ; and the decisive victory of
the Goths appeared for a while to have extirpated the or favour at the court of ...
Side 59
... conspicuous station of master- general of the cavalry and infantry ; and, after
an interval of some months, consented to the unanimous wish of the Romans,
whose favour Majorian had solicited by a recent victory over the Allemanni.f He
was ...
... conspicuous station of master- general of the cavalry and infantry ; and, after
an interval of some months, consented to the unanimous wish of the Romans,
whose favour Majorian had solicited by a recent victory over the Allemanni.f He
was ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 4 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Henry George Bohn (Londres) |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Redaktør | Henry George Bohn (Londres) |
| Utgiver | Henry G. Bohn, 1854 |
| Original fra | Complutense-universitetet i Madrid |
| Digitalisert | 27. apr 2010 |
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