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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... monarch , who soon dis- covered his diligence and capacity in business , and who long remained ignorant of the pride , the malice , and the covetousness , of his disposition . These vices were con- cealed beneath the mask of profound ...
... monarch , who soon dis- covered his diligence and capacity in business , and who long remained ignorant of the pride , the malice , and the covetousness , of his disposition . These vices were con- cealed beneath the mask of profound ...
Side 13
... monarch of Persia : he supported during that important embassy , the dig- nity of the Roman name ; and after his return to Con- stantinople , his merit was rewarded by an intimate and honourable alliance with the imperial family ...
... monarch of Persia : he supported during that important embassy , the dig- nity of the Roman name ; and after his return to Con- stantinople , his merit was rewarded by an intimate and honourable alliance with the imperial family ...
Side 14
... monarch re- commended to Stilicho the care of his sons , and of the republic . The ambition and the abilities of Stilicho were not unequal to the important trust ; and he claimed the guardianship of the two empires , during the mi ...
... monarch re- commended to Stilicho the care of his sons , and of the republic . The ambition and the abilities of Stilicho were not unequal to the important trust ; and he claimed the guardianship of the two empires , during the mi ...
Side 29
... monarch of the west , ' who resigned the reins of em- pire to the firm and skilful hand of his guardian Sti- licho . The experience of history will countenance the suspicion , that a prince who was born in the purple , received a worse ...
... monarch of the west , ' who resigned the reins of em- pire to the firm and skilful hand of his guardian Sti- licho . The experience of history will countenance the suspicion , that a prince who was born in the purple , received a worse ...
Side 56
... 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 , and became the ...
... 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 , and became the ...
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