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" His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish ; and if danger was in the front, shame and inevitable death were in the rear, of the fugitives. The cries of fear and of pain were drowned in the martial... "
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Page 201
by Edward Gibbon - 1788
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 14

1788 - 532 pages
...his d;imeftic troops, whom he referved for tht decifive оссаГюпь ; and the tide of Ь :'.'.'- was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous minifters of juftice were ported behind the line, to urge, to ivflrain, anJ to punilh j and if danger was m the...
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Greece, a poem. [Followed by] Cassandra [a poem].

William Haygarth - 1814 - 342 pages
...sur' rounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the ' decisive occasions ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his ' voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the ' line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish ; and if danger...
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Gibbon's History of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, repr ..., Volume 5

Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 pages
...was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasions ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish : and if danger...
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New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent prose and ..., Volume 3

New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasions ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish ; and if danger...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection, Moral ..., Volume 3, Parts 5-6

Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasions ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish ; and if danger...
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New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent prose and ..., Volume 3

New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pages
...was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasions ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish ; and if danger...
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The signs of the times, as denoted by fulfilment of historical ..., Volume 1

Alexander Keith - 1832 - 374 pages
...was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops whom he reserved for these decisive occasions ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish; and if danger...
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The Signs of the Times: As Denoted by the Fulfilment of Historical ..., Volume 1

Alexander Keith - 1832 - 392 pages
...was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops whom he reserved for these decisive occasions; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish ; and if danger...
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Lights and Shadows of European History, Volume 1

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 332 pages
...was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasion ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish ; and if danger...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 6

Edward Gibbon - 1851 - 694 pages
...was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasion ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye. His numerous ministers of justice were posted behind the line, to urge, to restrain, and to punish ; and if danger...
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