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... preserved ; after urging in it his unfit- ness for public oratory , he added , that he had neither the national nor the party prejudices , without which it would be impossible to obtain success or advantage in such a career . Tempted to ...
... preserved ; after urging in it his unfit- ness for public oratory , he added , that he had neither the national nor the party prejudices , without which it would be impossible to obtain success or advantage in such a career . Tempted to ...
Side 1
... preserved with decent reverence : the Roman senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority , and devolved on the emperors all the executive powers of government . During a happy period of more than four- score years , the public ...
... preserved with decent reverence : the Roman senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority , and devolved on the emperors all the executive powers of government . During a happy period of more than four- score years , the public ...
Side 2
... preserving those dominions which had been acquired by the policy of the senate , the active emu- lation of the consuls , and the martial enthusiasm of the people . The seven first centuries were filled with a rapid succession of ...
... preserving those dominions which had been acquired by the policy of the senate , the active emu- lation of the consuls , and the martial enthusiasm of the people . The seven first centuries were filled with a rapid succession of ...
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... preserved in the northern extremity of the island their wild independence , for which they were not less indebted to their poverty than to their valour . Their incursions were frequently repelled and chastised ; but their country was ...
... preserved in the northern extremity of the island their wild independence , for which they were not less indebted to their poverty than to their valour . Their incursions were frequently repelled and chastised ; but their country was ...
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... preserved peace by a constant preparation for war ; and while justice regu lated their conduct , they announced to the nations on their confines , that they were as little disposed to endure , as to offer an injury . The military ...
... preserved peace by a constant preparation for war ; and while justice regu lated their conduct , they announced to the nations on their confines , that they were as little disposed to endure , as to offer an injury . The military ...
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