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Side 5
... reason , apprehended , they were effectually disappointed by the incredible diligence of Constan- tine ( 13 ) . Leaving the palace of Nicomedia in the night , he tra- velled post through Bithynia , Thrace , Dacia , Pannonia , Italy ...
... reason , apprehended , they were effectually disappointed by the incredible diligence of Constan- tine ( 13 ) . Leaving the palace of Nicomedia in the night , he tra- velled post through Bithynia , Thrace , Dacia , Pannonia , Italy ...
Side 6
... reason , but in nature itself . Our imagination readily transfers the same principles from private property to public dominion : and whenever a virtuous father leaves behind him a son whose merit seems to jus- tify the esteem , or even ...
... reason , but in nature itself . Our imagination readily transfers the same principles from private property to public dominion : and whenever a virtuous father leaves behind him a son whose merit seems to jus- tify the esteem , or even ...
Side 7
... reason , and insinu- ated by Eumenius , seems to be confirmed by the most unexcepionable authority , the concurring evidence of Lactantius ( de M. P. c . 24. ) and of Libanius ( Oratio i ) , of Eusebius ( in Vit . Constantin . 1. i . c ...
... reason , and insinu- ated by Eumenius , seems to be confirmed by the most unexcepionable authority , the concurring evidence of Lactantius ( de M. P. c . 24. ) and of Libanius ( Oratio i ) , of Eusebius ( in Vit . Constantin . 1. i . c ...
Side 8
... reason to apprehend their own dissolution , embraced so honourable a pretence , and declared their readiness to draw their swords in ( 20 ) See Gruter Inscrip . p . 178. The six princes are all mentioned , Diocletian and Maximian as the ...
... reason to apprehend their own dissolution , embraced so honourable a pretence , and declared their readiness to draw their swords in ( 20 ) See Gruter Inscrip . p . 178. The six princes are all mentioned , Diocletian and Maximian as the ...
Side 11
... reason to apprehend the fate of Seve- rus . The wealth , which the Romans defended against his rapa- ( 24 ) The sixth Panegyric was pronounced to celebrate the elevation of Constantine ; but the prudent orator avoids the mention either ...
... reason to apprehend the fate of Seve- rus . The wealth , which the Romans defended against his rapa- ( 24 ) The sixth Panegyric was pronounced to celebrate the elevation of Constantine ; but the prudent orator avoids the mention either ...
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