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... ancient custom , were addreffed to the provinces , the name of Julian was omitted . " Conftantius had made " his difpofitions in perfon ; he had fignalized " his valour in the foremost ranks ; his military 1 Omnes qui plus poterant in ...
... ancient custom , were addreffed to the provinces , the name of Julian was omitted . " Conftantius had made " his difpofitions in perfon ; he had fignalized " his valour in the foremost ranks ; his military 1 Omnes qui plus poterant in ...
Side 10
... ancient palace was reduced , in the twelfth century , to a maze of ruins ; whofe dark receffes were the scene of licentious love . Explicat aula finus montemque amplectitur alis ; Multiplici latebrâ fcelerum terfúra ruborem ...
... ancient palace was reduced , in the twelfth century , to a maze of ruins ; whofe dark receffes were the scene of licentious love . Explicat aula finus montemque amplectitur alis ; Multiplici latebrâ fcelerum terfúra ruborem ...
Side 13
... ancient religion of 12 Julian . ad S. P. Q. Athen . p . 284. The devout Abbé de la Bleterie ( Vie de Julien , p . 159. ) is almost inclined to respect the devout proteftations of a Pagan . 6 mankind . XXII . 13 CHAP . mankind . When ...
... ancient religion of 12 Julian . ad S. P. Q. Athen . p . 284. The devout Abbé de la Bleterie ( Vie de Julien , p . 159. ) is almost inclined to respect the devout proteftations of a Pagan . 6 mankind . XXII . 13 CHAP . mankind . When ...
Side 43
... ancient conful ; and the most honourable citizens were obliged to difmount from their horfes , and refpectfully to falute an eunuch whom they met on the public highway . The luxury of the palace excited the contempt and indignation of ...
... ancient conful ; and the most honourable citizens were obliged to difmount from their horfes , and refpectfully to falute an eunuch whom they met on the public highway . The luxury of the palace excited the contempt and indignation of ...
Side 52
... ancient fages and heroes : his life and fortunes had depended on the caprice of a tyrant ; and when he afcended the throne , his pride was fometimes mortified by the reflection , that the flaves who would not dare to cenfure his defects ...
... ancient fages and heroes : his life and fortunes had depended on the caprice of a tyrant ; and when he afcended the throne , his pride was fometimes mortified by the reflection , that the flaves who would not dare to cenfure his defects ...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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