The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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Side 6
... arm of the sea , which , in the narrow interval between Rhium and the opposite shore , is at least half a mile in ... arms . This security enriched the Eleans , who were lovers of a rural life . Riches begat pride : they disdained ...
... arm of the sea , which , in the narrow interval between Rhium and the opposite shore , is at least half a mile in ... arms . This security enriched the Eleans , who were lovers of a rural life . Riches begat pride : they disdained ...
Side 7
... arms of Barbarian mercenaries . The fugitives of Scythia were permitted to disgrace the illustrious dignities of the empire ; their ferocious youth , who disdained the salutary restraint of laws , were more anxious to acquire the riches ...
... arms of Barbarian mercenaries . The fugitives of Scythia were permitted to disgrace the illustrious dignities of the empire ; their ferocious youth , who disdained the salutary restraint of laws , were more anxious to acquire the riches ...
Side 9
... arms of Alaric . His march , perhaps from Thes- salonica , through the warlike and hostile country of Pannonia , as far as the foot of the Julian Alps ; his passage of those mountains , which were strongly guarded by troops and ...
... arms of Alaric . His march , perhaps from Thes- salonica , through the warlike and hostile country of Pannonia , as far as the foot of the Julian Alps ; his passage of those mountains , which were strongly guarded by troops and ...
Side 10
... arms with the spirit , or even the rashness , of his age , he eagerly listened to those timid counsellors , who pro- posed to convey his sacred person , and his faithful attendants , to some secure and distant station in the provinces ...
... arms with the spirit , or even the rashness , of his age , he eagerly listened to those timid counsellors , who pro- posed to convey his sacred person , and his faithful attendants , to some secure and distant station in the provinces ...
Side 19
... arms ; they invaded China in a period of weakness and intestine discord ; and these fortunate Tartars , adopting the laws and manners of the vanquished people , founded an Imperial dynasty , which reigned near one hundred and sixty ...
... arms ; they invaded China in a period of weakness and intestine discord ; and these fortunate Tartars , adopting the laws and manners of the vanquished people , founded an Imperial dynasty , which reigned near one hundred and sixty ...
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