The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus: During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and ValensBell, 1887 - 646 sider |
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... skilful in the infliction of suffering , em- ployed a gang of underhand and crafty talebearers , accus- tomed in their wickedness to make random additions to their discoveries , which consisted in general of such false- hoods as they ...
... skilful in the infliction of suffering , em- ployed a gang of underhand and crafty talebearers , accus- tomed in their wickedness to make random additions to their discoveries , which consisted in general of such false- hoods as they ...
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... skilful manner , and without any difficulty slew some of the banditti , who either trusted to their swimming , or who tried to cross the river unperceived in barks made of the trunks of trees hollowed out . 11. And the Isaurians having ...
... skilful manner , and without any difficulty slew some of the banditti , who either trusted to their swimming , or who tried to cross the river unperceived in barks made of the trunks of trees hollowed out . 11. And the Isaurians having ...
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... skilful conductors of battles place in the van their densest and strongest battalions , then their light- armed troops , behind them the darters , and in the extreme rear troops of reserve , ready to join in the attack if necessity ...
... skilful conductors of battles place in the van their densest and strongest battalions , then their light- armed troops , behind them the darters , and in the extreme rear troops of reserve , ready to join in the attack if necessity ...
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... skilful in the use of every kind of weapon , well trained in all athletic and military exercises , and favourably known for prudence and wisdom . They in- sinuated also that Gallus himself , being by nature fierce and unmanageable , had ...
... skilful in the use of every kind of weapon , well trained in all athletic and military exercises , and favourably known for prudence and wisdom . They in- sinuated also that Gallus himself , being by nature fierce and unmanageable , had ...
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... skilful wrestlers are wont in their contests to catch hold of their antagonists by the heel . 5. Mercurius was nicknamed Count of Dreams , because ( as a dog fond of biting secretly fawns and wags his tail while full of inward spite ) ...
... skilful wrestlers are wont in their contests to catch hold of their antagonists by the heel . 5. Mercurius was nicknamed Count of Dreams , because ( as a dog fond of biting secretly fawns and wags his tail while full of inward spite ) ...
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