The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1George Bell and Sons, 1891 |
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Side viii
... whole progressive chain of those occurrences , some of which Montesquieu had used , rather as pegs whereon to hang his own ideas , than as guide - posts to show his reader the course and mutual influence of events . The English ...
... whole progressive chain of those occurrences , some of which Montesquieu had used , rather as pegs whereon to hang his own ideas , than as guide - posts to show his reader the course and mutual influence of events . The English ...
Side x
... whole work , which was certainly too unfavour- able . After this , having allowed some time to elapse , I proceeded to peruse again and with undiverted attention , the entire history , the author's notes and my own ; and this satisfied ...
... whole work , which was certainly too unfavour- able . After this , having allowed some time to elapse , I proceeded to peruse again and with undiverted attention , the entire history , the author's notes and my own ; and this satisfied ...
Side xi
... whole work . Subsequent periods have had their own many and able historians . The notes which I have added to the remaining volumes are , therefore , few and short . What I have done may perhaps be deemed super- fluous , yet have I ...
... whole work . Subsequent periods have had their own many and able historians . The notes which I have added to the remaining volumes are , therefore , few and short . What I have done may perhaps be deemed super- fluous , yet have I ...
Side xxv
... whole sacerdotal order was leagued against him . His most active opponents were rewarded by dignities and favours ; ironically he congratulated himself on having given " a royal pension to Mr. Davies and collated Dr. Apthorp to an ...
... whole sacerdotal order was leagued against him . His most active opponents were rewarded by dignities and favours ; ironically he congratulated himself on having given " a royal pension to Mr. Davies and collated Dr. Apthorp to an ...
Side xxxiii
... whole series of the Byzantine history . At our entrance into this period , the reign of Justinian , and the conquests of the Mahome- tans , will deserve and detain our attention ; and the last age of Constantinople ( the crusades and ...
... whole series of the Byzantine history . At our entrance into this period , the reign of Justinian , and the conquests of the Mahome- tans , will deserve and detain our attention ; and the last age of Constantinople ( the crusades and ...
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