The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2: Complete in Eight VolumesG. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
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Side 4
... nature from those of his admired predecessor . By investing a luxurious youth with the honours of the purple , Marcus had discharged a debt of private gratitude , at the expense , indeed , of the happiness of the state . By associating ...
... nature from those of his admired predecessor . By investing a luxurious youth with the honours of the purple , Marcus had discharged a debt of private gratitude , at the expense , indeed , of the happiness of the state . By associating ...
Side 15
... nature , and more doubtful event , he employed the rough valour of Maximian ; and that faithful soldier was con- tent to ascribe his own victories to the wise counsels and Valour Cæsars . auspicious influence of his benefactor . But ...
... nature , and more doubtful event , he employed the rough valour of Maximian ; and that faithful soldier was con- tent to ascribe his own victories to the wise counsels and Valour Cæsars . auspicious influence of his benefactor . But ...
Side 25
... only one who speaks of the two former . The nature of the country is finely described by Plutarch , in the life of Crassus ; and by Xenophon in the first book of the Anabasis . His re- ception by Dio- least half a mile in CHAP . XIII . 25.
... only one who speaks of the two former . The nature of the country is finely described by Plutarch , in the life of Crassus ; and by Xenophon in the first book of the Anabasis . His re- ception by Dio- least half a mile in CHAP . XIII . 25.
Side 27
... nature . captives . Several of his wives , his sisters , and children , who had attended the army , were made captives in the defeat . But , though the character of Galerius had in general very little affinity with that of Alexander ...
... nature . captives . Several of his wives , his sisters , and children , who had attended the army , were made captives in the defeat . But , though the character of Galerius had in general very little affinity with that of Alexander ...
Side 28
... Collection . Peter lived under Justinian ; but it is very evident , by the nature of his materials , that they are drawn from the most authentic and respectable writers . he was , that , in the midst of prosperity 28 ROMAN EMPIRE .
... Collection . Peter lived under Justinian ; but it is very evident , by the nature of his materials , that they are drawn from the most authentic and respectable writers . he was , that , in the midst of prosperity 28 ROMAN EMPIRE .
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