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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... youth , the memory of his parents , and the attachment of the people . The studious temper and retirement of Constantine dis- armed the jealousy of power : his books and music , his pen and his pencil , were a constant source of ...
... youth , the memory of his parents , and the attachment of the people . The studious temper and retirement of Constantine dis- armed the jealousy of power : his books and music , his pen and his pencil , were a constant source of ...
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... youths were led into captivity : the weight of the precious spoil exceeded the strength and number of the beasts of burthen , the superfluous remainder was burnt ; and after a licentious possession of ten days , the Romans marched away ...
... youths were led into captivity : the weight of the precious spoil exceeded the strength and number of the beasts of burthen , the superfluous remainder was burnt ; and after a licentious possession of ten days , the Romans marched away ...
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... youth ; and the primitive Russians of the Lake Ladoga paid as a tribute the skins of white squirrels to these strangers , whom they saluted with the title of Varangians , or corsairs : till , Ruric , 862. at length , Ruric , a ...
... youth ; and the primitive Russians of the Lake Ladoga paid as a tribute the skins of white squirrels to these strangers , whom they saluted with the title of Varangians , or corsairs : till , Ruric , 862. at length , Ruric , a ...
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... youth , and to disdain the labours of government . In this silken web the weakness of Constantine was for ever entangled ; but his elder brother felt the im- pulse of genius , and the desire of action ; he frowned , and the minister was ...
... youth , and to disdain the labours of government . In this silken web the weakness of Constantine was for ever entangled ; but his elder brother felt the im- pulse of genius , and the desire of action ; he frowned , and the minister was ...
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... youth and power , " And is this the man who has so long been the object of our terror ? " After he had confirmed his own autho- rity , and the peace of the empire , the trophies of Ni- cephorus and Zimisces would not suffer their royal ...
... youth and power , " And is this the man who has so long been the object of our terror ? " After he had confirmed his own autho- rity , and the peace of the empire , the trophies of Ni- cephorus and Zimisces would not suffer their royal ...
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