The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 11Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... holy war ; and the prince of Teflis became his proselyte and friend . II . A just retaliation might be urged for the in- vasion of Turkestan , or the eastern Tartary . The dignity of Timour could not endure the impunity of the Getes ...
... holy war ; and the prince of Teflis became his proselyte and friend . II . A just retaliation might be urged for the in- vasion of Turkestan , or the eastern Tartary . The dignity of Timour could not endure the impunity of the Getes ...
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... p . 349 , 350 , octavo edition ) , that lover of exotic virtue . After the con- quest of Russia , & c . and the passage of the Danube , his Tartar the sword of persecution , and respected the holy warfare OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 45.
... p . 349 , 350 , octavo edition ) , that lover of exotic virtue . After the con- quest of Russia , & c . and the passage of the Danube , his Tartar the sword of persecution , and respected the holy warfare OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 45.
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Edward Gibbon. the sword of persecution , and respected the holy warfare of Bajazet , was not disposed to pity or succour the idolaters of Europe . The Tartar fol- lowed the impulse of ambition ; and the deliverance of Constantinople was ...
Edward Gibbon. the sword of persecution , and respected the holy warfare of Bajazet , was not disposed to pity or succour the idolaters of Europe . The Tartar fol- lowed the impulse of ambition ; and the deliverance of Constantinople was ...
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... holy father , " was he commissioned to say , " the em peror is not less desirous than yourself of a union between the two churches ; but in this delicate transaction , he is obliged to respect his own dignity and the prejudices of his ...
... holy father , " was he commissioned to say , " the em peror is not less desirous than yourself of a union between the two churches ; but in this delicate transaction , he is obliged to respect his own dignity and the prejudices of his ...
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... holy sepulchre . " If the suspicious Latins should require some pledge , some previous effect of the sincerity of the Greeks , the answers of Barlaam were perspicuous and rational . " 1. A general synod can alone consummate the union of ...
... holy sepulchre . " If the suspicious Latins should require some pledge , some previous effect of the sincerity of the Greeks , the answers of Barlaam were perspicuous and rational . " 1. A general synod can alone consummate the union of ...
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