The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3Tourneisen, 1787 - 403 pages |
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... magistrates of a free state , they derived their right to power from the choice of the people . As long as the emperors condefcended to difguife the fer- vitude which they imposed , the confuls were still elected by the real or apparent ...
... magistrates of a free state , they derived their right to power from the choice of the people . As long as the emperors condefcended to difguife the fer- vitude which they imposed , the confuls were still elected by the real or apparent ...
Page 59
... magistrates was not , however , regulated by the practice of the city , or the ftrict maxims of the civilians . They found the use of torture eftablished not only among the slaves of oriental defpotifm , but among the Macedonians , who ...
... magistrates was not , however , regulated by the practice of the city , or the ftrict maxims of the civilians . They found the use of torture eftablished not only among the slaves of oriental defpotifm , but among the Macedonians , who ...
Page 200
... magistrates , the kings of Judah derived from the royal unction of their great ancestor , an hereditary and indefeasible right , which could not be forfeited by their own vices , nor recalled by the caprice of their fubjects . The fame ...
... magistrates , the kings of Judah derived from the royal unction of their great ancestor , an hereditary and indefeasible right , which could not be forfeited by their own vices , nor recalled by the caprice of their fubjects . The fame ...
Page 243
... magistrate ; whofe learning and moderation he justly esteemed ; and of whofe venal character he was probably ignorant . The emperor was foon convinced , that he had too haftily profcribed the orthodox faith and the exemplary morals of ...
... magistrate ; whofe learning and moderation he justly esteemed ; and of whofe venal character he was probably ignorant . The emperor was foon convinced , that he had too haftily profcribed the orthodox faith and the exemplary morals of ...
Page 272
... magistrate , and to awaken the zeal of the profe- lyte . He was provoked by the infults which had A. D. 325. been offered to his ftatues ; he was alarmed by the real , as well as the imaginary , magnitude of the fpreading mischief ; and ...
... magistrate , and to awaken the zeal of the profe- lyte . He was provoked by the infults which had A. D. 325. been offered to his ftatues ; he was alarmed by the real , as well as the imaginary , magnitude of the fpreading mischief ; and ...
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