Universal History, ancient and modern; from the earliest records of time, to the general peace of 1801, Band 7 |
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... assistance , he employed his meditations upon the opinions that were then chiefly agitated among mankind , and sent up his ejaculations to Heaven to inspire him with wis- dom to choose the path to pursue . It was then , as the sun was ...
... assistance , he employed his meditations upon the opinions that were then chiefly agitated among mankind , and sent up his ejaculations to Heaven to inspire him with wis- dom to choose the path to pursue . It was then , as the sun was ...
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... assistance of Heaven ; while Licinius , with equal zeal , called upon the pagan priests to intercede with the gods in his favour . The suc- cess was on the side of truth : Constantine , after an obstinate resistance , became victorious ...
... assistance of Heaven ; while Licinius , with equal zeal , called upon the pagan priests to intercede with the gods in his favour . The suc- cess was on the side of truth : Constantine , after an obstinate resistance , became victorious ...
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... assistance of Marcellinus . At a splendid entertainment , given by the latter at Autun , to the nobles of Gaul , Magnentius entered the apartment , invested with the diadem and purple ; and the guests being surprised into an instant ...
... assistance of Marcellinus . At a splendid entertainment , given by the latter at Autun , to the nobles of Gaul , Magnentius entered the apartment , invested with the diadem and purple ; and the guests being surprised into an instant ...
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... assistance " they do not stand in need : " and when they asked a gratification which his predecessors had paid them , he added , " that a warlike prince " had iron and not gold to bestow . " On this the offended Saracens immediately ...
... assistance " they do not stand in need : " and when they asked a gratification which his predecessors had paid them , he added , " that a warlike prince " had iron and not gold to bestow . " On this the offended Saracens immediately ...
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... snatched from a soldier , he hastened with a sufficient detachment to repel the enemy . A similar danger recalled him to the and at the same instant the centre claim- front ; ed ed his presence and assistance . The Persians fled ; 32 ROME .
... snatched from a soldier , he hastened with a sufficient detachment to repel the enemy . A similar danger recalled him to the and at the same instant the centre claim- front ; ed ed his presence and assistance . The Persians fled ; 32 ROME .
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