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J , „. . , , , A.D. 396, execution, perhaps, 01 justice, violated every law of nature
and society, profaned the majesty of the prince, and renewed the dangerous
examples of military licence. The contemplation of the universal order and
harmony ...
J , „. . , , , A.D. 396, execution, perhaps, 01 justice, violated every law of nature
and society, profaned the majesty of the prince, and renewed the dangerous
examples of military licence. The contemplation of the universal order and
harmony ...
Side 35
In an age of miracles, it would perhaps be unjust to dispute the claim of the
historian Zosimus, to the common benefit; yet. k Claudian (in Rufin. lib. 2. 186,
and de Bello Gcf ico, 611, &c.) vaguely, though f'irc ibly , delineates the scene of
rapine ...
In an age of miracles, it would perhaps be unjust to dispute the claim of the
historian Zosimus, to the common benefit; yet. k Claudian (in Rufin. lib. 2. 186,
and de Bello Gcf ico, 611, &c.) vaguely, though f'irc ibly , delineates the scene of
rapine ...
Side 74
ambitious design, which was either stipulated, or implied, in the articles of the
treaty, appears to have been suspended by the formidable irruption of Rada-
gaisus ; and the neutrality of the Gothic king may perhaps be compared to the ...
ambitious design, which was either stipulated, or implied, in the articles of the
treaty, appears to have been suspended by the formidable irruption of Rada-
gaisus ; and the neutrality of the Gothic king may perhaps be compared to the ...
Side 83
He had compared, in a lively epigram, the opposite characters of two praetorian
prefects of Italy ; he contrasts the innocent repose of a philosopher, who
sometimes resigned the hours of business to slumber, perhaps to study, with the
...
He had compared, in a lively epigram, the opposite characters of two praetorian
prefects of Italy ; he contrasts the innocent repose of a philosopher, who
sometimes resigned the hours of business to slumber, perhaps to study, with the
...
Side 99
The ostentation of displaying, of magnifying, perhaps, the rent-roll of the estates
which they possess in all the provinces, from the rising to the setting sun,
provokes the just resentment of every man, who recollects^ that their poor and
invincible ...
The ostentation of displaying, of magnifying, perhaps, the rent-roll of the estates
which they possess in all the provinces, from the rising to the setting sun,
provokes the just resentment of every man, who recollects^ that their poor and
invincible ...
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Brukerevaluering - LisaMaria_C - LibraryThingI feel decidedly ambivalent about this book. My rating reflects that ultimately I didn't want to stick with it; I didn't find its pleasures and degree of informativeness worth the slogging through ... Les hele vurderingen
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Brukerevaluering - quantum_flapdoodle - LibraryThingA classic of historical literature, in two volumes. The author details the history to the fall in the first volume, and the byzantine period in the second volume. Les hele vurderingen
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4: Complete in Eight Volumes, Volum 1 |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | G. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
| Original fra | Catalonia-biblioteket |
| Digitalisert | 30. mar 2009 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |