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... force ; and the heads of the columns were no sooner pointed towards the Tigris , than a cloud of dust arose on the plain . The Romans , who now aspired only to the permission of a safe and speedy retreat , endeavoured to persuade ...
... force ; and the heads of the columns were no sooner pointed towards the Tigris , than a cloud of dust arose on the plain . The Romans , who now aspired only to the permission of a safe and speedy retreat , endeavoured to persuade ...
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... forces on the rear- guard of the Romans . The rear - guard was thrown into disorder ; the renowned legions , which derived their titles from Diocletian and his warlike colleague , were broken and trampled down by the elephants ; and ...
... forces on the rear- guard of the Romans . The rear - guard was thrown into disorder ; the renowned legions , which derived their titles from Diocletian and his warlike colleague , were broken and trampled down by the elephants ; and ...
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... force this malicious insinuation , we must acknowledge , that the conclusion of so ignominious a treaty was facilitated by the private ambition of Jovian . The obscure domestic , exalted to the throne by fortune rather than by merit ...
... force this malicious insinuation , we must acknowledge , that the conclusion of so ignominious a treaty was facilitated by the private ambition of Jovian . The obscure domestic , exalted to the throne by fortune rather than by merit ...
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... force , when it is applied to assist and guide the natural descent of its object , operates with irresistible weight ; and Jovian had the good fortune to embrace the religious opinions which were supported by the spirit of the times ...
... force , when it is applied to assist and guide the natural descent of its object , operates with irresistible weight ; and Jovian had the good fortune to embrace the religious opinions which were supported by the spirit of the times ...
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... force everything from his subjects ; that there are things which are superior to all constraint , threatenings , and law , -whoever employs force here , takes away the freedom which God bestowed on every man . The laws of a Cheops and ...
... force everything from his subjects ; that there are things which are superior to all constraint , threatenings , and law , -whoever employs force here , takes away the freedom which God bestowed on every man . The laws of a Cheops and ...
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