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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... noble race of the Balti ; which yielded only to the royal dignity of the Amali : he had solicited the com- mand of the Roman armies ; and the imperial court provoked him to demonstrate the folly of their refusal , and the importance of ...
... noble race of the Balti ; which yielded only to the royal dignity of the Amali : he had solicited the com- mand of the Roman armies ; and the imperial court provoked him to demonstrate the folly of their refusal , and the importance of ...
Side 58
... noble birth , or their valiant deeds , glittered in the van ; and the whole mul- titude , which was not less than two hundred thousand fighting men , might be increased by the accession of women , of children , and of slaves , to the ...
... noble birth , or their valiant deeds , glittered in the van ; and the whole mul- titude , which was not less than two hundred thousand fighting men , might be increased by the accession of women , of children , and of slaves , to the ...
Side 64
... noble poem . Before it was discovered that the state could no longer be saved , Stilicho ( after Romulus , Camillus , and Marius ) might have been worthily sur- named the fourth founder of Rome . PA luminous passage of Prosper's ...
... noble poem . Before it was discovered that the state could no longer be saved , Stilicho ( after Romulus , Camillus , and Marius ) might have been worthily sur- named the fourth founder of Rome . PA luminous passage of Prosper's ...
Side 83
... noble design ! 2 See Epigram 30 . Mallius indulget somno noctesque diesque : Insomnis Pharius sacra , profana , rapit . Omnibus , hoc , Italæ gentes , exposcite votis , Mallius ut vigilet , dormiat ut Pharius . Hadrian was a Pharian ...
... noble design ! 2 See Epigram 30 . Mallius indulget somno noctesque diesque : Insomnis Pharius sacra , profana , rapit . Omnibus , hoc , Italæ gentes , exposcite votis , Mallius ut vigilet , dormiat ut Pharius . Hadrian was a Pharian ...
Side 91
... noble , was gra- tified by these lofty pretensions . Encouraged by the ap- plause of their parasites , they easily imposed on the cre- dulity of the vulgar ; and were countenanced , in some measure , by the custom of adopting the name ...
... noble , was gra- tified by these lofty pretensions . Encouraged by the ap- plause of their parasites , they easily imposed on the cre- dulity of the vulgar ; and were countenanced , in some measure , by the custom of adopting the name ...
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