Note 051 See the Sacred History of Sulpicius Severus (1. ii. p. 437-452, edit. Lugd. Bat. 1647), a correct and original writer. Dr. Lardner (Credibility, etc., part ii. vol. ix. p. 256-350) has laboured this article with pure learning, good sense, and moderation. Tillemont (Mem. Eccles. tom. viii. p. 491-527) has raked together all the dirt of the fathers - an useful scavenger !

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The History Of The Decline and Fall Of The Roman Empire— Chapter 27