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... arts which they had fo often practifed with fuccefs . They easily . difcovered , that his fimplicity was not exempt ... art of war amidst the groves of the academy ' . The voice of malicious folly was at length filenced by the fhouts of ...
... arts which they had fo often practifed with fuccefs . They easily . difcovered , that his fimplicity was not exempt ... art of war amidst the groves of the academy ' . The voice of malicious folly was at length filenced by the fhouts of ...
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... art- fully concerted by the Imperial ministers . They refolved to difarm the Cæfar ; to recall thofe faithful troops who guarded his perfon and dig- nity ; and to employ in a diftant war against the Perfian monarch , the hardy veterans ...
... art- fully concerted by the Imperial ministers . They refolved to difarm the Cæfar ; to recall thofe faithful troops who guarded his perfon and dig- nity ; and to employ in a diftant war against the Perfian monarch , the hardy veterans ...
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... arts , his own po- pularity , and the discontent of the exiled troops . The grief of an armed multitude is foon con- verted into rage ; their licentious murmurs , which every hour were communicated from tent to tent with more boldness ...
... arts , his own po- pularity , and the discontent of the exiled troops . The grief of an armed multitude is foon con- verted into rage ; their licentious murmurs , which every hour were communicated from tent to tent with more boldness ...
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... arts of thofe venal flatterers , who fubfift only by the difcord of princes ; and to embrace the offer of a fair and honourable treaty , equally advantageous to the republic , and to the house of Conftantine . In this negociation Julian ...
... arts of thofe venal flatterers , who fubfift only by the difcord of princes ; and to embrace the offer of a fair and honourable treaty , equally advantageous to the republic , and to the house of Conftantine . In this negociation Julian ...
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... arts ; and Vadomair , who , in the character of a friend , had incautioufly ac- cepted an invitation from the Roman governors , was feized in the midst of the entertainment , and fent away prifoner into the heart of Spain . 13 Julian ...
... arts ; and Vadomair , who , in the character of a friend , had incautioufly ac- cepted an invitation from the Roman governors , was feized in the midst of the entertainment , and fent away prifoner into the heart of Spain . 13 Julian ...
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