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... Tiberius , in plain terms , without his usual ambiguity , shewed himself the patron of the whole tribe of informers . " The course of justice , " he said , " would be 66 66 stopt , by such a decision , and the common- " wealth be ...
... Tiberius , in plain terms , without his usual ambiguity , shewed himself the patron of the whole tribe of informers . " The course of justice , " he said , " would be 66 66 stopt , by such a decision , and the common- " wealth be ...
Page 174
... Tiberius dispatched a letter to the senate- Judgment of death was pronounced . Sabinus was seized , and dragged through the streets to im- mediate 66 66 mediate execution . Muffled in his robe , 174 PLOTS , INFORMERS , AND SPIES .
... Tiberius dispatched a letter to the senate- Judgment of death was pronounced . Sabinus was seized , and dragged through the streets to im- mediate 66 66 mediate execution . Muffled in his robe , 174 PLOTS , INFORMERS , AND SPIES .
Page 175
... Tiberius ] Tiberius ordered a day- book to be read before the fathers , in which the words and actions of this prince had been carefully recorded . In the annals of history is there any thing to match this black , this horrible ...
... Tiberius ] Tiberius ordered a day- book to be read before the fathers , in which the words and actions of this prince had been carefully recorded . In the annals of history is there any thing to match this black , this horrible ...
Page 176
... cry of tyrants since the beginning of the world . Tiberius was in perpetual alarm ; Henry the eighth was ever surrounded with plots and assassi- nations ; nations ; the proud dominion of the church in its 176 PLOTS , INFORMERS , AND SPIES .
... cry of tyrants since the beginning of the world . Tiberius was in perpetual alarm ; Henry the eighth was ever surrounded with plots and assassi- nations ; nations ; the proud dominion of the church in its 176 PLOTS , INFORMERS , AND SPIES .
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... Tiberius , and the rest of the emperors , had encouraged Dominicans to prevent the primitive Christians from the use of pen and ink ; nay , had not the privilege of thinking freely been long enjoyed in Rome , it would have been ...
... Tiberius , and the rest of the emperors , had encouraged Dominicans to prevent the primitive Christians from the use of pen and ink ; nay , had not the privilege of thinking freely been long enjoyed in Rome , it would have been ...
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