Gibbon's History of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, repr. with the omission of all passages of an irreligious or immoral tendency, by T. Bowdler, Volume 51826 |
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... possessed either the virtues or the vices of a tyrant . The spirit and activity of his private life dissolved away in the sunshine of the throne , and in his licentious pleasures he forgot the safety both of the republic and of his ...
... possessed either the virtues or the vices of a tyrant . The spirit and activity of his private life dissolved away in the sunshine of the throne , and in his licentious pleasures he forgot the safety both of the republic and of his ...
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... possessed by the eunuchs . " And is it for them , " he exclaimed with honest indignation , " that we have fought and conquered ? Is it for them that we shed our blood , and exhaust the treasures of our people ? " The complaint was re ...
... possessed by the eunuchs . " And is it for them , " he exclaimed with honest indignation , " that we have fought and conquered ? Is it for them that we shed our blood , and exhaust the treasures of our people ? " The complaint was re ...
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... possessed the virtues of a Turk and a Mussulman ; his voice and stature commanded the reverence of mankind ; his face was shaded with long whiskers ; and his ample turban was fashioned in the shape of a crown . The remains of the sultan ...
... possessed the virtues of a Turk and a Mussulman ; his voice and stature commanded the reverence of mankind ; his face was shaded with long whiskers ; and his ample turban was fashioned in the shape of a crown . The remains of the sultan ...
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... . His stature was small , his appearance contemptible , but his eye was keen and lively ; and he possessed that vehemence of speech , which seldom CHAP . fails to impart the persuasion of the soul OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 77.
... . His stature was small , his appearance contemptible , but his eye was keen and lively ; and he possessed that vehemence of speech , which seldom CHAP . fails to impart the persuasion of the soul OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 77.
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... in the decline of Charlemagne's posterity , added the regal title to his patrimonial estates of Paris and Orleans . In this narrow compass , he was XLIV . possessed of wealth and jurisdiction ; but , 80 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... in the decline of Charlemagne's posterity , added the regal title to his patrimonial estates of Paris and Orleans . In this narrow compass , he was XLIV . possessed of wealth and jurisdiction ; but , 80 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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