The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 6
... honourable character of the ally and servant of the emperor of the East . ( 17 ) The troops who marched through Elis delivered up their arms . This security enriched the Eleans , who were lovers of a rural life . Riches begat pride ...
... honourable character of the ally and servant of the emperor of the East . ( 17 ) The troops who marched through Elis delivered up their arms . This security enriched the Eleans , who were lovers of a rural life . Riches begat pride ...
Side 12
... honourable wounds . They weighed the glory of persisting in their attempt against the advantage of securing their plunder ; and they recom- mended the prudent measure of a seasonable retreat . In this im- ( 38 ) Claudian does not ...
... honourable wounds . They weighed the glory of persisting in their attempt against the advantage of securing their plunder ; and they recom- mended the prudent measure of a seasonable retreat . In this im- ( 38 ) Claudian does not ...
Side 27
... honourable resistance , were compelled to relinquish the unequal contest . The victorious confederates pursued their march , and on the last day of the year , in a season when the waters of the Rhine were most probably frozen , they ...
... honourable resistance , were compelled to relinquish the unequal contest . The victorious confederates pursued their march , and on the last day of the year , in a season when the waters of the Rhine were most probably frozen , they ...
Side 29
... honourable epitaph on his tomb . Gratian was the next whom they adorned with the diadem and the purple ; and , at the end of four months , Gratian experienced the fate of his predecessor . The memory of the great Constantine , whom the ...
... honourable epitaph on his tomb . Gratian was the next whom they adorned with the diadem and the purple ; and , at the end of four months , Gratian experienced the fate of his predecessor . The memory of the great Constantine , whom the ...
Side 31
... honourable rank , and ample possessions , in their native country : and the grateful youths resolved to risk those advantages in the service of his son . After an unsuccessful effort to maintain their ground at the head of the ...
... honourable rank , and ample possessions , in their native country : and the grateful youths resolved to risk those advantages in the service of his son . After an unsuccessful effort to maintain their ground at the head of the ...
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