The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireJ. M'Gowan, 1825 |
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Side xvii
... whilst the writer's countrymen received it with cold indifference ; owing , it is probable , to the language in which it was written . He would not permit his bookseller to reprint it , though a new edition , some years afterwards , was ...
... whilst the writer's countrymen received it with cold indifference ; owing , it is probable , to the language in which it was written . He would not permit his bookseller to reprint it , though a new edition , some years afterwards , was ...
Side 12
... whilst , on the other hand , it was impossible for cowardice or disobedience to escape the severest punish- ment . The centurions were authorized to chistise with blows , the generals had a right to punish with death k The oath of ...
... whilst , on the other hand , it was impossible for cowardice or disobedience to escape the severest punish- ment . The centurions were authorized to chistise with blows , the generals had a right to punish with death k The oath of ...
Side 15
... whilst he inflicted a more dangerous wound on his adversary . The legion was usually drawn up eight deep ; and the regular distance of three feet was left between the files as well as ranks . " A body of troops habituated to preserve ...
... whilst he inflicted a more dangerous wound on his adversary . The legion was usually drawn up eight deep ; and the regular distance of three feet was left between the files as well as ranks . " A body of troops habituated to preserve ...
Side 16
... whilst each of the other nine amounted only to thirty - six . The entire establishment formed a regiment , if we may use the modern expression , of seven hundred and twenty - six horse , naturally connected with its respective legion ...
... whilst each of the other nine amounted only to thirty - six . The entire establishment formed a regiment , if we may use the modern expression , of seven hundred and twenty - six horse , naturally connected with its respective legion ...
Side 27
... whilst the principalities of Mol- davia and Wallachia acknowledged the supremacy of the Ottoman Porte . On the right hand of the Danube , Mæsia , which , during the middle ages , was broken into the barbarian kingdoms of Servia and ...
... whilst the principalities of Mol- davia and Wallachia acknowledged the supremacy of the Ottoman Porte . On the right hand of the Danube , Mæsia , which , during the middle ages , was broken into the barbarian kingdoms of Servia and ...
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