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... character was formed before their lite- rature was created : their moral and patriotic dignity , indeed , had reached its highest perfection , in the age in which their literature commenced - the age of Lælius and Africanus . Ex- cept ...
... character was formed before their lite- rature was created : their moral and patriotic dignity , indeed , had reached its highest perfection , in the age in which their literature commenced - the age of Lælius and Africanus . Ex- cept ...
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... character of the Ro- mans , their austerity of manners , and tranquillity of temper , but chiefly by their national pride , and the exalted name of Roman citizen , which their authors bore . And , finally , we shall re- cognise that ...
... character of the Ro- mans , their austerity of manners , and tranquillity of temper , but chiefly by their national pride , and the exalted name of Roman citizen , which their authors bore . And , finally , we shall re- cognise that ...
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... character of monar- chical influence . The ensuing volumes include only the first of these succes- sive periods . Whether I shall hereafter proceed to investigate the history of the others , will depend on the reception which the ...
... character of monar- chical influence . The ensuing volumes include only the first of these succes- sive periods . Whether I shall hereafter proceed to investigate the history of the others , will depend on the reception which the ...
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... character they assumed in Egypt , or the ele- gance they exhibited in Greece * ; but in their vases , tombs , and altars , which have recently been brought to light , we possess abundant proofs of their taste and ingenuity . In these ...
... character they assumed in Egypt , or the ele- gance they exhibited in Greece * ; but in their vases , tombs , and altars , which have recently been brought to light , we possess abundant proofs of their taste and ingenuity . In these ...
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... character of Sibylline oracles , are not genuine . There probably at one time existed a few rude lines uttered by pre- tended prophetesses , and which were doubtless a political instrument , usefully employed in a state subject to ...
... character of Sibylline oracles , are not genuine . There probably at one time existed a few rude lines uttered by pre- tended prophetesses , and which were doubtless a political instrument , usefully employed in a state subject to ...
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