The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3Tourneisen, 1787 - 403 pages |
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Page 25
... affected to deplore the humiliating condition of their predeceffors . The Scipios and Catos had been reduced to folicit the votes of plebeians , to pass through the tedious and expensive forms of a popular election , and to expofe their ...
... affected to deplore the humiliating condition of their predeceffors . The Scipios and Catos had been reduced to folicit the votes of plebeians , to pass through the tedious and expensive forms of a popular election , and to expofe their ...
Page 37
... affected only the freedom or the fortunes of the fubject ; though , from a principle of prudence , perhaps of humanity , he might ftill be terrified by the guilt of innocent blood . It may likewife be confidered , that exile ...
... affected only the freedom or the fortunes of the fubject ; though , from a principle of prudence , perhaps of humanity , he might ftill be terrified by the guilt of innocent blood . It may likewife be confidered , that exile ...
Page 48
... affected the minds of the degenerate Romans , that many of the youth of Italy , and the provinces , chofe to cut off the fingers of their right hand to escape from being preffed into the fervice ; and this strange ex- pedient was fo ...
... affected the minds of the degenerate Romans , that many of the youth of Italy , and the provinces , chofe to cut off the fingers of their right hand to escape from being preffed into the fervice ; and this strange ex- pedient was fo ...
Page 53
... affected to maintain the freedom of election , he confented to accept the annual privilege of recommending , or rather indeed of nominating , a certain propor- tion of candidates ; and it was his cuftom to select one of these ...
... affected to maintain the freedom of election , he confented to accept the annual privilege of recommending , or rather indeed of nominating , a certain propor- tion of candidates ; and it was his cuftom to select one of these ...
Page 61
... affected by the grievance of exceffive taxes , which gently preffing on the wealthy , defcend with accelerated weight on the meaner and more indigent claffes of fociety . An ingenious philofopher 16 has calculated the univerfal measure ...
... affected by the grievance of exceffive taxes , which gently preffing on the wealthy , defcend with accelerated weight on the meaner and more indigent claffes of fociety . An ingenious philofopher 16 has calculated the univerfal measure ...
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