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... received , he subscribed his own destruction , and that of a people who deserved his affection . But a pofitive refufal was an act of rebellion , and a declaration of war . The in- exorable jealoufy of the emperor , the peremp- tory ...
... received , he subscribed his own destruction , and that of a people who deserved his affection . But a pofitive refufal was an act of rebellion , and a declaration of war . The in- exorable jealoufy of the emperor , the peremp- tory ...
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Edward Gibbon. XXII . 13 CHAP . mankind . When Julian had received the intel ligence of the confpiracy , he refigned himself to a fhort flumber ; and afterwards related to his friends , that he had seen the Genius of the em- pire waiting ...
Edward Gibbon. XXII . 13 CHAP . mankind . When Julian had received the intel ligence of the confpiracy , he refigned himself to a fhort flumber ; and afterwards related to his friends , that he had seen the Genius of the em- pire waiting ...
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... received with the loudest acclamations , and the fame troops which had taken up arms against Conftantius , when he fum- moned them to leave Gaul , now declared with 24 Three hundred myriads , or three millions of medimni , a corn ...
... received with the loudest acclamations , and the fame troops which had taken up arms against Conftantius , when he fum- moned them to leave Gaul , now declared with 24 Three hundred myriads , or three millions of medimni , a corn ...
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... received you not as a counsellor , but as a " fuppliant . " Confcious that fuccefs alone could justify his attempt , and that boldness only could command success , he instantly advanced , at the head of three thoufand foldiers , to ...
... received you not as a counsellor , but as a " fuppliant . " Confcious that fuccefs alone could justify his attempt , and that boldness only could command success , he instantly advanced , at the head of three thoufand foldiers , to ...
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... received with military applaufe , and Theodotus , the prefident of the council of Hierapolis , re- quested , with tears of adulation , that his city might be adorned with the head of the vanquished rebel . A chofen detachment was ...
... received with military applaufe , and Theodotus , the prefident of the council of Hierapolis , re- quested , with tears of adulation , that his city might be adorned with the head of the vanquished rebel . A chofen detachment was ...
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