The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireJ. J. Tourneisen, 1787 - 434 sider |
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... esteemed less impious , than it was ignominious , to abandon that facred enfign in the hour of danger " . These motives , which derived their strength from the imagination , were enforced by fears and hopes of a more fubftantial kind ...
... esteemed less impious , than it was ignominious , to abandon that facred enfign in the hour of danger " . These motives , which derived their strength from the imagination , were enforced by fears and hopes of a more fubftantial kind ...
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... esteemed the centre of public unity , and the firm basis of the conftitution . Italy claimed the birth , or at least the refidence , of the emperors and the fenate " . The eftates of the Italians were exempt from taxes , their perfons ...
... esteemed the centre of public unity , and the firm basis of the conftitution . Italy claimed the birth , or at least the refidence , of the emperors and the fenate " . The eftates of the Italians were exempt from taxes , their perfons ...
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... esteemed unworthy of a feat in the fenate ; nor were the traces of a fervile origin allowed to be completely obliterated till the third or fourth generation Without destroying the diftinction of ranks , a diftant profpect of freedom and ...
... esteemed unworthy of a feat in the fenate ; nor were the traces of a fervile origin allowed to be completely obliterated till the third or fourth generation Without destroying the diftinction of ranks , a diftant profpect of freedom and ...
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... of Rome and the provinces esteemed it an honour , and almost an obligation , to adorn the fplendour of their age and country ; and the influence of fashion very frequently fupplied the want of taste 58 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... of Rome and the provinces esteemed it an honour , and almost an obligation , to adorn the fplendour of their age and country ; and the influence of fashion very frequently fupplied the want of taste 58 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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... esteemed not inferior in value to a pound of gold * ; precious ftones , among which the pearl claimed the first rank after the diamond ; and a variety of aromatics , that were confumed in religious worship and the pomp of funerals . The ...
... esteemed not inferior in value to a pound of gold * ; precious ftones , among which the pearl claimed the first rank after the diamond ; and a variety of aromatics , that were confumed in religious worship and the pomp of funerals . The ...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1827 |
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