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... rank of master - general of the Eastern Illyricum . The Roman provincials , and the allies , who had re- spected the faith of treaties , were justly indignant , that the ruin of Greece and Epirus should be so liberally rewarded . The ...
... rank of master - general of the Eastern Illyricum . The Roman provincials , and the allies , who had re- spected the faith of treaties , were justly indignant , that the ruin of Greece and Epirus should be so liberally rewarded . The ...
Side 10
... rank . The pride and luxury in which he was educated , had not allowed him to suspect , that there existed on the earth any power presumptuous enough to in- vade the repose of the successor of Augustus . The arts of flattery concealed ...
... rank . The pride and luxury in which he was educated , had not allowed him to suspect , that there existed on the earth any power presumptuous enough to in- vade the repose of the successor of Augustus . The arts of flattery concealed ...
Side 15
... rank of his equals ; they were still less disposed to follow an unsuccessful general , and many of them were tempted to consult their interest by a private negotia- tion with the minister of Honorius . The king submitted to the voice of ...
... rank of his equals ; they were still less disposed to follow an unsuccessful general , and many of them were tempted to consult their interest by a private negotia- tion with the minister of Honorius . The king submitted to the voice of ...
Side 18
... fountains and aqueducts ; and ranks the want of fresh water among the local evils , such as the croaking of frogs , the stinging of gnats , & c . tance of four miles from the Hadriatic ; and as 18 [ CHAP . XXX . THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... fountains and aqueducts ; and ranks the want of fresh water among the local evils , such as the croaking of frogs , the stinging of gnats , & c . tance of four miles from the Hadriatic ; and as 18 [ CHAP . XXX . THE DECLINE AND FALL.
Side 20
... rank among the Scythian monarchs . The youth of Toulun , the greatest of his descendants , was exercised by those misfortunes which are the school of heroes . He bravely struggled with adversity , broke the imperious yoke of the Topa ...
... rank among the Scythian monarchs . The youth of Toulun , the greatest of his descendants , was exercised by those misfortunes which are the school of heroes . He bravely struggled with adversity , broke the imperious yoke of the Topa ...
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