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 6
... soon afterward , the death , of the emperor , confirmed the absolute authority of Rufinus over the person and dominions of Arcadius ; a feeble youth , whom the imperious prefect considered as his pupil , rather than his sovereign ...
... soon afterward , the death , of the emperor , confirmed the absolute authority of Rufinus over the person and dominions of Arcadius ; a feeble youth , whom the imperious prefect considered as his pupil , rather than his sovereign ...
Side 10
... Soon after the return of Rufinus , the approaching ceremony of the royal nuptials was an- nounced to the people of Constantinople , who prepared to celebrate , with false and hollow acclamations , the fortune of his daughter . A ...
... Soon after the return of Rufinus , the approaching ceremony of the royal nuptials was an- nounced to the people of Constantinople , who prepared to celebrate , with false and hollow acclamations , the fortune of his daughter . A ...
Side 11
... soon displayed a superiority of sense and spirit , to improve the ascendant which her beauty must acquire over the mind of a fond and youthful husband . The emperor would soon be instructed to hate , to fear , and to destroy , the ...
... soon displayed a superiority of sense and spirit , to improve the ascendant which her beauty must acquire over the mind of a fond and youthful husband . The emperor would soon be instructed to hate , to fear , and to destroy , the ...
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... soon as they had resolved his death , they condescended to flatter his pride ; the ambitious prefect was seduced to believe , that those powerful auxiliaries might be tempted to place the diadem on his head ; and the treasures which he ...
... soon as they had resolved his death , they condescended to flatter his pride ; the ambitious prefect was seduced to believe , that those powerful auxiliaries might be tempted to place the diadem on his head ; and the treasures which he ...
Side 20
... soon produced the separation of two nations , will justify my design of suspending the series of the Byzantine history , to prosecute , without interruption , the disgraceful , but memorable , reign of Honorius . Revolt of Africa . The ...
... soon produced the separation of two nations , will justify my design of suspending the series of the Byzantine history , to prosecute , without interruption , the disgraceful , but memorable , reign of Honorius . Revolt of Africa . The ...
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