Gibbon's History of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, repr. with the omission of all passages of an irreligious or immoral tendency, by T. Bowdler, Volume 51826 |
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... defence of Belgrade , and death 1404-1413 . Birth and education of Scanderbeg , prince of Albania 1443 His revolt from the Turks His valour 1467 His death emperors 1448-1453 . Constantine , the last of the Roman or Greek 1450-1452 ...
... defence of Belgrade , and death 1404-1413 . Birth and education of Scanderbeg , prince of Albania 1443 His revolt from the Turks His valour 1467 His death emperors 1448-1453 . Constantine , the last of the Roman or Greek 1450-1452 ...
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... defence 420 Succour and victory of four ships 422 Mahomet transports his navy over land 424 Last farewell of the emperor and the Greeks Preparations of the Turks for the general assault The general assault 427 429 430 Death of the ...
... defence 420 Succour and victory of four ships 422 Mahomet transports his navy over land 424 Last farewell of the emperor and the Greeks Preparations of the Turks for the general assault The general assault 427 429 430 Death of the ...
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... defence of the city . The helpless Mothi replied , that his arms , his revenues , and his provinces had been torn from his hands , and that he was ready to abdicate a dignity which he was unable to support . The emir was inexorable ...
... defence of the city . The helpless Mothi replied , that his arms , his revenues , and his provinces had been torn from his hands , and that he was ready to abdicate a dignity which he was unable to support . The emir was inexorable ...
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... defence of their life or liberty . The women of the family were deposited in a sanctuary , respected by tyrants : the men , mounted on horse- back , sallied from the city , and erected the standard of civil war . The soldiers , who had ...
... defence of their life or liberty . The women of the family were deposited in a sanctuary , respected by tyrants : the men , mounted on horse- back , sallied from the city , and erected the standard of civil war . The soldiers , who had ...
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... defence ; and the robbers of the Alps , who had been allured by the garb of a pilgrim , were often chastised by the arm of a warrior . In one of these pious visits to the cavern of Mount Garganus , in Apulia , they were accosted by a ...
... defence ; and the robbers of the Alps , who had been allured by the garb of a pilgrim , were often chastised by the arm of a warrior . In one of these pious visits to the cavern of Mount Garganus , in Apulia , they were accosted by a ...
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