The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · ¶514
Britain had none but domestic enemies to dread; and as long as the governors preserved their fidelity, and the troops their discipline, the incursions of the naked savages of Scotland or Ireland could never materially affect the safety of the province.Read in context ›
Edward Gibbon · Project Gutenberg #731 (Milman edition) — public domain
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