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Side iv
To an active mind , indolence is more painful than labour ; and the first months of
my liberty will be occupied and amused in the excursions of curiosity and taste .
By such temptations I have been sometimes seduced from the rigid duty even of ...
To an active mind , indolence is more painful than labour ; and the first months of
my liberty will be occupied and amused in the excursions of curiosity and taste .
By such temptations I have been sometimes seduced from the rigid duty even of ...
Side 3
He could patiently endure the want of food or of sleep ; and his mind and body
were alike capable of the most laborious efforts . He possessed the genuine
courage that can despise not only dangers but injuries ; and it was impossible
either to ...
He could patiently endure the want of food or of sleep ; and his mind and body
were alike capable of the most laborious efforts . He possessed the genuine
courage that can despise not only dangers but injuries ; and it was impossible
either to ...
Side 5
... the faults which his grandfather had committed . supported by uncommon
vigour , both of mind and body A . D . 419 – 451 . ] THE VISIGOTHS IN GAUL .
... the faults which his grandfather had committed . supported by uncommon
vigour , both of mind and body A . D . 419 – 451 . ] THE VISIGOTHS IN GAUL .
Side 6
supported by uncommon vigour , both of mind and body . Impatient of his narrow
limits , Theodoric aspired to the possession of Arles , the wealthy seat of
government and commerce ; but the city was saved by the timely approach of
Ætius ; and ...
supported by uncommon vigour , both of mind and body . Impatient of his narrow
limits , Theodoric aspired to the possession of Arles , the wealthy seat of
government and commerce ; but the city was saved by the timely approach of
Ætius ; and ...
Side 31
If the mind of Valentinian had been susceptible of any generous sentiments , he
would have chosen such a general for his example and his guide . But the timid
grandson of Theodosius , instead of sharing the dangers , escaped from the ...
If the mind of Valentinian had been susceptible of any generous sentiments , he
would have chosen such a general for his example and his guide . But the timid
grandson of Theodosius , instead of sharing the dangers , escaped from the ...
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