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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Page 336
... chief of the Hafhemites ; declared that he had rather ferve than reign ; re- buked the prefumption of the ftrangers ; and re- quired the formal , if not the voluntary , affent of the chiefs of the nation . He has never been ac cused of ...
... chief of the Hafhemites ; declared that he had rather ferve than reign ; re- buked the prefumption of the ftrangers ; and re- quired the formal , if not the voluntary , affent of the chiefs of the nation . He has never been ac cused of ...
Page 439
... chief was pleased with the converfation of John , the last disciple of Ammonius , and who deriv . ed the furname of Philoponus , from his laborious studies of grammar and philosophy " . Embolden- ed by this familiar intercourfe ...
... chief was pleased with the converfation of John , the last disciple of Ammonius , and who deriv . ed the furname of Philoponus , from his laborious studies of grammar and philosophy " . Embolden- ed by this familiar intercourfe ...
Page 464
... chief , overwhelmed by the torrent , retired to the confines of Egypt , and expected , five years , the promised fuccours of the caliph . After the re- treat of the Saracens , the victorious prophetess af- fembled the Moorish chiefs ...
... chief , overwhelmed by the torrent , retired to the confines of Egypt , and expected , five years , the promised fuccours of the caliph . After the re- treat of the Saracens , the victorious prophetess af- fembled the Moorish chiefs ...
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