The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 7Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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Page 21
... common sovereign . The Romans * The neighbourhood of Carthage , the sea , the land , and the rivers , are changed almost as much as the works of man . The isthmus , or neck , of the city , is now confounded with the continent ; the ...
... common sovereign . The Romans * The neighbourhood of Carthage , the sea , the land , and the rivers , are changed almost as much as the works of man . The isthmus , or neck , of the city , is now confounded with the continent ; the ...
Page 31
... and you may de- pend with full assurance on the word of Belisarius . are these modern savages ! -provisions are plenty among them , and bread is common . > So long as Heaven has condemned us to suffer OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 31.
... and you may de- pend with full assurance on the word of Belisarius . are these modern savages ! -provisions are plenty among them , and bread is common . > So long as Heaven has condemned us to suffer OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 31.
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... common herd of African subjects . Yet even in the present age , and in the heart of the Moorish tribes , a curious traveller has discovered the white complexion and long flaxen hair of a northern race * ; and it was formerly be- lieved ...
... common herd of African subjects . Yet even in the present age , and in the heart of the Moorish tribes , a curious traveller has discovered the white complexion and long flaxen hair of a northern race * ; and it was formerly be- lieved ...
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... common stock with the conquerors of Africa ; but the use of a Sclavonian dialect more clearly represents them as the last remnant of the new colonies who succeeded to the genuine Vandals , already scattered or destroyed in the age of ...
... common stock with the conquerors of Africa ; but the use of a Sclavonian dialect more clearly represents them as the last remnant of the new colonies who succeeded to the genuine Vandals , already scattered or destroyed in the age of ...
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... principal Goths , united by common guilt and resentment , conspired to instigate his slow and timid disposition . The letters of con- gratulation were scarcely despatched before the queen of Italy was OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 47.
... principal Goths , united by common guilt and resentment , conspired to instigate his slow and timid disposition . The letters of con- gratulation were scarcely despatched before the queen of Italy was OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 47.
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