The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
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Side 4
... favour of the master of the offices . The two prefects were accused of rapine and corruption in the administration of the laws and finances . For the trial of these illustrious offenders , the emperor consti- tuted a special commission ...
... favour of the master of the offices . The two prefects were accused of rapine and corruption in the administration of the laws and finances . For the trial of these illustrious offenders , the emperor consti- tuted a special commission ...
Side 7
... favour , which he instituted in the palace of Con- stantinople . The ambitious candidate eagerly solicited , at the expense of the fairest part of his patrimony , the honours and emoluments of some provincial govern- ment : the lives ...
... favour , which he instituted in the palace of Con- stantinople . The ambitious candidate eagerly solicited , at the expense of the fairest part of his patrimony , the honours and emoluments of some provincial govern- ment : the lives ...
Side 9
... favour , of the absent , are obliterated in a short time from the mind of a weak and capricious sovereign . While the prefect satiated his revenge at Antioch , a secret conspiracy of the favourite eunuchs , directed by the great ...
... favour , of the absent , are obliterated in a short time from the mind of a weak and capricious sovereign . While the prefect satiated his revenge at Antioch , a secret conspiracy of the favourite eunuchs , directed by the great ...
Side 10
... favour of his sovereign ; and the disgrace of his daughter , whose interest was inseparably connected with his own , wounded the tenderness , or , at least , the pride , of Ru- • Arsenius escaped from the palace of Constantinople , and ...
... favour of his sovereign ; and the disgrace of his daughter , whose interest was inseparably connected with his own , wounded the tenderness , or , at least , the pride , of Ru- • Arsenius escaped from the palace of Constantinople , and ...
Side 13
... favour of her adopted father . " The assurance that the husband of Serena would be faithful to the throne , which he was permitted to approach , en- gaged the emperor to exalt the fortunes and to employ the abilities , of the sagacious ...
... favour of her adopted father . " The assurance that the husband of Serena would be faithful to the throne , which he was permitted to approach , en- gaged the emperor to exalt the fortunes and to employ the abilities , of the sagacious ...
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