The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1J.A. James, 1841 |
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... fortune , he appeared to himself to stand alone , without the probability of a change of condition ; and this discouraging view led him to deplore that he had not embraced , at an early age , the lucrative pursuits of the law or of ...
... fortune , he appeared to himself to stand alone , without the probability of a change of condition ; and this discouraging view led him to deplore that he had not embraced , at an early age , the lucrative pursuits of the law or of ...
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... fortune ; and his mind being perfectly at ease , he judged it the favourable era for commencing the great work , which had long employed his thoughts , and for which an extensive course of pre- paratory study had fully qualified him ...
... fortune ; and his mind being perfectly at ease , he judged it the favourable era for commencing the great work , which had long employed his thoughts , and for which an extensive course of pre- paratory study had fully qualified him ...
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... fortune . On the death of that emperor , his testament was publicly read in the senate . ( 3 ) He bequeathed , as a valuable legacy to his successors , the advice of con- fining the empire within those limits , which nature seemed to ...
... fortune . On the death of that emperor , his testament was publicly read in the senate . ( 3 ) He bequeathed , as a valuable legacy to his successors , the advice of con- fining the empire within those limits , which nature seemed to ...
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... fortune , till , by the confession of his enemies , he had exhausted every resource both of valour and policy . ( 4 ) This memorable war , with a very short suspension of hostilities , lasted five years ; and as the emperor could exert ...
... fortune , till , by the confession of his enemies , he had exhausted every resource both of valour and policy . ( 4 ) This memorable war , with a very short suspension of hostilities , lasted five years ; and as the emperor could exert ...
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... fortune was open to those whose pretensions were seconded by favour or merit . The grandsons of the Gauls , who had besieged Julius Cæsar in Alesia , commanded legions , governed pro- vinces , and were admitted into the Senate of Rome ...
... fortune was open to those whose pretensions were seconded by favour or merit . The grandsons of the Gauls , who had besieged Julius Cæsar in Alesia , commanded legions , governed pro- vinces , and were admitted into the Senate of Rome ...
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