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... Cæsar , that Alexander his own divine occupations might be no longer interrupted by declared the care of the earth . In the second rank , that amiable prince 21 ( July 10 ] soon acquired the affections of the public , and excited the ...
... Cæsar , that Alexander his own divine occupations might be no longer interrupted by declared the care of the earth . In the second rank , that amiable prince 21 ( July 10 ] soon acquired the affections of the public , and excited the ...
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... Cæsar were much better suited to serve the views of his ambition ; and their principal recommendation seems to have consisted in the want of merit or personal consequence . The first of these was Daza , or , as he was afterwards called ...
... Cæsar were much better suited to serve the views of his ambition ; and their principal recommendation seems to have consisted in the want of merit or personal consequence . The first of these was Daza , or , as he was afterwards called ...
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... Cæsar , and that of Au- Severus and the messenger . But his resentment insensibly subsided ; and , when he recollected the doubtful chance of war , when he had weighed the character and strength of his adversary , he consented to ...
... Cæsar , and that of Au- Severus and the messenger . But his resentment insensibly subsided ; and , when he recollected the doubtful chance of war , when he had weighed the character and strength of his adversary , he consented to ...
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A D | xxxvii |
Prefatory Note | xxxix |
Preface to the Fourth Volume of the Quarto Edition | xlv |
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1914 |
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