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... interest of Heaven . They also had their place allowed . And we may be sure that , amongst them , the Roman emperor , as the great accountant for the happiness of more men , and men more cultivated , than ever before were intrusted to ...
... interest of Heaven . They also had their place allowed . And we may be sure that , amongst them , the Roman emperor , as the great accountant for the happiness of more men , and men more cultivated , than ever before were intrusted to ...
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... interest to human nature ; as indeed no others stood much chance of preservation , unless it were from as minute and curious a collector of anecdotage as Sue- tonius . And , first , it would be gratifying to know the opinion of Cæsar ...
... interest to human nature ; as indeed no others stood much chance of preservation , unless it were from as minute and curious a collector of anecdotage as Sue- tonius . And , first , it would be gratifying to know the opinion of Cæsar ...
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... interest in religious themes by mere compulsion of his own extraordinary elevation of mind , after making the fullest allowance for the special quality of that mind , which did certainly , to the whole extent of its characteristics ...
... interest in religious themes by mere compulsion of his own extraordinary elevation of mind , after making the fullest allowance for the special quality of that mind , which did certainly , to the whole extent of its characteristics ...
Side 40
... interest , and who , for his sake , had fled from home , there and then he produced to the soldiery ; thus ... interests of citizens survive those stronger and more personal relations connecting him with his military superior . In the ...
... interest , and who , for his sake , had fled from home , there and then he produced to the soldiery ; thus ... interests of citizens survive those stronger and more personal relations connecting him with his military superior . In the ...
Side 45
... , and to the utmost verge of defiance . The subject of the contrast gives it a fur- ther interest . It was the youthful wife of the youthful year Cæsar who stood under the shadow of the great Dictator's THE CÆSARS . 45.
... , and to the utmost verge of defiance . The subject of the contrast gives it a fur- ther interest . It was the youthful wife of the youthful year Cæsar who stood under the shadow of the great Dictator's THE CÆSARS . 45.
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