The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 100
Side 2
... mind , improved by the experience and study of mankind ; dexterity and application in business ; a judicious mixture of liberality and economy , of mildness and rigour ; profound dissimulation under the disguise of military frankness ...
... mind , improved by the experience and study of mankind ; dexterity and application in business ; a judicious mixture of liberality and economy , of mildness and rigour ; profound dissimulation under the disguise of military frankness ...
Side 44
... mind , not only since the eloquence of a mo- dern historian has rendered that name so familiar to an English reader , but from the very striking resemblance between the characters of the two emperors , whose po- litical abilities were ...
... mind , not only since the eloquence of a mo- dern historian has rendered that name so familiar to an English reader , but from the very striking resemblance between the characters of the two emperors , whose po- litical abilities were ...
Side 47
... minds , long exercised in business , have formed any habits of convers- ing with themselves , and in the loss of power they principally regret the want of occupation . The amuse- ments of letters and of devotion , which afford so many ...
... minds , long exercised in business , have formed any habits of convers- ing with themselves , and in the loss of power they principally regret the want of occupation . The amuse- ments of letters and of devotion , which afford so many ...
Side 52
... mind of Dio- cletian , however active and capacious in business , was totally uninformed by study or speculation . The pro- fessions of law and physic are of such common use and certain profit , that they will always secure a sufficient ...
... mind of Dio- cletian , however active and capacious in business , was totally uninformed by study or speculation . The pro- fessions of law and physic are of such common use and certain profit , that they will always secure a sufficient ...
Side 53
... minds were exposed to illusions of fancy . They flattered themselves that they possessed the secret of disengaging the soul from its corporeal prison ; claimed a familiar intercourse with demons and spirits ; and , by a very singular ...
... minds were exposed to illusions of fancy . They flattered themselves that they possessed the secret of disengaging the soul from its corporeal prison ; claimed a familiar intercourse with demons and spirits ; and , by a very singular ...
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
Alemanni Ammianus ancient Antioch appeared arms army arts Asia Augustus Aurelius Victor authority barbarians bishops Cæsar celebrated century character Chris Christ Christians church civil conduct Constan Constantine Constantinople court Cyprian danger death Deity deserved dignity Diocletian divine east ecclesiastical edict emperor enemy Eumenius Euseb Eusebius Eutropius faith father favour fortune Galerius Gallus Gaul Greek Hist honour human hundred imperial Irenæus Italy Jews Julian justice Lactantius Lactantius de M. P. laws legions Libanius Licinius magistrates Magnentius mankind martyrs Maxentius Maximian ment military monarch Mosheim nature Nicomedia Orat Pagan palace Panegyr peace persecution Persian persons prætorian prefect princes provinces purple rank reign religion Roman empire Rome Sapor Sarmatians sect seems senate Severus soldiers soon sovereign Sozomen stantine subjects Tertullian Theod thousand throne tians Tillemont tion Trajan troops truth tyrant valour Vetranio victory virtue zeal Zosimus