The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 9T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1802 - Byzantine Empire |
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... Arabian fhepherd had ac- quired the abfolute poffeffion of a faithful friend The horfe and a laborious flave " . Arabia , in the opinion of the naturalift , is the genuine and original country of the horse ; the climate moft propitious ...
... Arabian fhepherd had ac- quired the abfolute poffeffion of a faithful friend The horfe and a laborious flave " . Arabia , in the opinion of the naturalift , is the genuine and original country of the horse ; the climate moft propitious ...
Page 258
... Arabian traveller " . He compares the nations and the religions of the earth ; difcovers the weak- nefs of the Perfian and Roman monarchies ; be- holds , with pity and indignation , the degeneracy of the times ; and refolves to unite ...
... Arabian traveller " . He compares the nations and the religions of the earth ; difcovers the weak- nefs of the Perfian and Roman monarchies ; be- holds , with pity and indignation , the degeneracy of the times ; and refolves to unite ...
Page 269
... Arabian , whofe mind is attuned to faith and rapture , whofe ear is delighted by the mufic of founds , and whofe ignorance is incapable of comparing the productions of human genius 93 . The harmony and copiousness of style will not ...
... Arabian , whofe mind is attuned to faith and rapture , whofe ear is delighted by the mufic of founds , and whofe ignorance is incapable of comparing the productions of human genius 93 . The harmony and copiousness of style will not ...
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