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... faith , were saved from oblivion by the genius of poetry . The picture of the Cyprian grove , the seat of harmony and love ; the triumphant progress of Venus over her native seas , and the mild in- * Stilicho , who claimed an equal ...
... faith , were saved from oblivion by the genius of poetry . The picture of the Cyprian grove , the seat of harmony and love ; the triumphant progress of Venus over her native seas , and the mild in- * Stilicho , who claimed an equal ...
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... faith , which he had devoutly embraced , taught him to despise the imaginary deities of Rome and Athens . The invasion of the Goths , instead of vindi- cating the honour , contributed , at least accidentally , to extirpate the last ...
... faith , which he had devoutly embraced , taught him to despise the imaginary deities of Rome and Athens . The invasion of the Goths , instead of vindi- cating the honour , contributed , at least accidentally , to extirpate the last ...
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... faith of treaties , were justly indignant , that the ruin of Greece and Epirus should be so liberally rewarded . The Gothic conqueror was received as a lawful magi- strate in the cities which he had so lately besieged . The fathers ...
... faith of treaties , were justly indignant , that the ruin of Greece and Epirus should be so liberally rewarded . The Gothic conqueror was received as a lawful magi- strate in the cities which he had so lately besieged . The fathers ...
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... faith of the Germans , and the an- cient terror of the Roman name . Even the legion , which had been stationed to guard the wall of Britain against the Caledonians of the north , was hastily re- called ; " and a numerous body of the ...
... faith of the Germans , and the an- cient terror of the Roman name . Even the legion , which had been stationed to guard the wall of Britain against the Caledonians of the north , was hastily re- called ; " and a numerous body of the ...
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... faith of their Christian adversaries.f Defeat and de- struction of his Florence was reduced to the last extremity ; and the fainting courage of the citizens was supported only by the authority of St. Ambrose ; army by Stilicho . who had ...
... faith of their Christian adversaries.f Defeat and de- struction of his Florence was reduced to the last extremity ; and the fainting courage of the citizens was supported only by the authority of St. Ambrose ; army by Stilicho . who had ...
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