The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 11Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... zeal , of right or convenience , may be The first book of Sherefeddin is employed on the private life of the hero ; and he himself , or his secretary ( Institutions , p . 3-77 ) , enlarges , with pleasure , on the thirteen designs and ...
... zeal , of right or convenience , may be The first book of Sherefeddin is employed on the private life of the hero ; and he himself , or his secretary ( Institutions , p . 3-77 ) , enlarges , with pleasure , on the thirteen designs and ...
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... zeal and per- severance of Timour : the rebels submitted to the tribute or the koran ; and if both religions boasted of their martyrs , that name is more justly due to the christian prisoners , who were offered the choice of abjuration ...
... zeal and per- severance of Timour : the rebels submitted to the tribute or the koran ; and if both religions boasted of their martyrs , that name is more justly due to the christian prisoners , who were offered the choice of abjuration ...
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... was reduced to ashes , because a Tartar was moved by religious zeal to avenge the blood of an Arab . The losses and fatigues of the campaign obliged Timour to renounce the conquest of Palestine and 20 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... was reduced to ashes , because a Tartar was moved by religious zeal to avenge the blood of an Arab . The losses and fatigues of the campaign obliged Timour to renounce the conquest of Palestine and 20 THE DECLINE AND FALL.
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... zeal and courage of the Rhodian knights , alone deserved the presence of the emperor himself . After an obstinate defence , the place was taken by storm ; all that breathed was put to the sword ; and the heads of the Christian heroes ...
... zeal and courage of the Rhodian knights , alone deserved the presence of the emperor himself . After an obstinate defence , the place was taken by storm ; all that breathed was put to the sword ; and the heads of the Christian heroes ...
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... Fall , & c . vol . ii . p . 144-156 ) will teach us to appreciate the knowledge of the Orientals of the ages which precede the hegira . his zeal might aspire to conquer and convert the christian OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 31.
... Fall , & c . vol . ii . p . 144-156 ) will teach us to appreciate the knowledge of the Orientals of the ages which precede the hegira . his zeal might aspire to conquer and convert the christian OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 31.
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