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... spirit , which afterwards formed one of the distinctive characters of the manner in which he viewed and treated it . When but fifteen years old he under- took an historical work , this was " The Age of Sesos- tris , " and his object was ...
... spirit , which afterwards formed one of the distinctive characters of the manner in which he viewed and treated it . When but fifteen years old he under- took an historical work , this was " The Age of Sesos- tris , " and his object was ...
Side 52
... spirit could not discover , or would not acknowledge , the advantage of preserving an intermediate power , however imagi- nary , between the emperor and the army . He dis- dained to profess himself the servant of an assembly that ...
... spirit could not discover , or would not acknowledge , the advantage of preserving an intermediate power , however imagi- nary , between the emperor and the army . He dis- dained to profess himself the servant of an assembly that ...
Side 294
... spirit of the Romans , or to introduce the arts of industry and refinement among their savage enemies , he could not entertain any rational hopes of securing the public tranquillity , either by the peace or conquest of Germany . Yet the ...
... spirit of the Romans , or to introduce the arts of industry and refinement among their savage enemies , he could not entertain any rational hopes of securing the public tranquillity , either by the peace or conquest of Germany . Yet the ...
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