Selections from English literature, by E. Lee, Book 4Elizabeth Lee 1913 |
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Page 193
... Domitian . Nerva had scarcely accepted the purple from the assassins of Domitian before he discovered that his feeble age was unable to stem the torrent of public disorders which had multiplied under the long tyranny of his predecessor ...
... Domitian . Nerva had scarcely accepted the purple from the assassins of Domitian before he discovered that his feeble age was unable to stem the torrent of public disorders which had multiplied under the long tyranny of his predecessor ...
Page 196
... Domitian to the accession of Commodus . The vast extent of the Roman empire was governed by absolute power , under the guidance of virtue and wisdom . The armies were restrained by the firm but gentle hand of four successive emperors ...
... Domitian to the accession of Commodus . The vast extent of the Roman empire was governed by absolute power , under the guidance of virtue and wisdom . The armies were restrained by the firm but gentle hand of four successive emperors ...
Page 197
... Domitian , are condemned to everlasting infamy . During four - score years ( excepting only the short and doubtful respite of Vespasian's reign ) , Rome groaned beneath an un- remitting tyranny , which exterminated the ancient families ...
... Domitian , are condemned to everlasting infamy . During four - score years ( excepting only the short and doubtful respite of Vespasian's reign ) , Rome groaned beneath an un- remitting tyranny , which exterminated the ancient families ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 13401400 | 1 |
WILLIAM CAXTON 1422 ?1491 | 10 |
STEPHEN HAWES d 1523 | 17 |
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