The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 4
... nations ( 8 ) . But the whole territory of Attica , from the promontory of Sunium to the town of Megara , was blasted by his baleful presence ; and , if we may use the comparison of a contemporary philosopher , Athens itself resembled ...
... nations ( 8 ) . But the whole territory of Attica , from the promontory of Sunium to the town of Megara , was blasted by his baleful presence ; and , if we may use the comparison of a contemporary philosopher , Athens itself resembled ...
Side 12
... nation ; of aged warriors , whose bodies were wrapped in furs , and whose stern countenances were marked with honourable wounds . They weighed the glory of persisting in their attempt against the advantage of securing their plunder ...
... nation ; of aged warriors , whose bodies were wrapped in furs , and whose stern countenances were marked with honourable wounds . They weighed the glory of persisting in their attempt against the advantage of securing their plunder ...
Side 16
... nation ( 54 ) . The emperor resided several months in the capital , and every part of his behaviour was regu- lated with care to conciliate the affection of the clergy , the senate , and the people of Rome . The clergy was edified by ...
... nation ( 54 ) . The emperor resided several months in the capital , and every part of his behaviour was regu- lated with care to conciliate the affection of the clergy , the senate , and the people of Rome . The clergy was edified by ...
Side 19
... nations of Germany , who yielded to the irresistible impulse that appears to have been gradually communicated from the eastern extremity of the continent of Asia . The Chinese annals , as they have been interpreted by the learned ...
... nations of Germany , who yielded to the irresistible impulse that appears to have been gradually communicated from the eastern extremity of the continent of Asia . The Chinese annals , as they have been interpreted by the learned ...
Side 20
... nations who retreated before them must have pressed with incumbent weight on the confines of Germany ( 65 ) . The inhabitants of those regions , which the ancients have assigned to the Suevi , the Vandals , and the Burgundians , might ...
... nations who retreated before them must have pressed with incumbent weight on the confines of Germany ( 65 ) . The inhabitants of those regions , which the ancients have assigned to the Suevi , the Vandals , and the Burgundians , might ...
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