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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... gratified by the frequent and respectful visits of the reigning monarch , who revered in his person the character of a benefactor and a saint . CHAP . XLII . Constantine If Constantine the Eleventh were OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 25.
... gratified by the frequent and respectful visits of the reigning monarch , who revered in his person the character of a benefactor and a saint . CHAP . XLII . Constantine If Constantine the Eleventh were OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 25.
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... monarch to protect his sons from the danger of her second nuptials ; and her solemn engagement , attested by the principal se- nators , was deposited in the hands of the patriarch . Before the end of seven months , the wants of the ...
... monarch to protect his sons from the danger of her second nuptials ; and her solemn engagement , attested by the principal se- nators , was deposited in the hands of the patriarch . Before the end of seven months , the wants of the ...
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... monarch transmitted this part of his ransom , with a sad con- fession of his impotence and disgrace . The genero- sity , or perhaps the ambition of the sultan , prepared to espouse the cause of his ally ; but his designs were : XLII ...
... monarch transmitted this part of his ransom , with a sad con- fession of his impotence and disgrace . The genero- sity , or perhaps the ambition of the sultan , prepared to espouse the cause of his ally ; but his designs were : XLII ...
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... monarch to his brother is filled with the warmest professions of friendship , and the most lively desire of strengthening their alliance by every public and private tie . He congratulates Henry on his success in a just and pious war ...
... monarch to his brother is filled with the warmest professions of friendship , and the most lively desire of strengthening their alliance by every public and private tie . He congratulates Henry on his success in a just and pious war ...
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... monarchs of Scotland , Denmark , Swe- den , and Poland , were yet strangers to the passions and interests of the South . The religious ardour princes of the second was more strongly felt by the order , who held an important place in the ...
... monarchs of Scotland , Denmark , Swe- den , and Poland , were yet strangers to the passions and interests of the South . The religious ardour princes of the second was more strongly felt by the order , who held an important place in the ...
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