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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... side of the Bosphorus , hunted and killed four wild boars of the largest size , and returned to the palace , proudly content with the labours of the day . In strength and beauty he was conspicuous above his equals : tall and straight as ...
... side of the Bosphorus , hunted and killed four wild boars of the largest size , and returned to the palace , proudly content with the labours of the day . In strength and beauty he was conspicuous above his equals : tall and straight as ...
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... sides , emperor . and encompassed by the victorious Turks , he still , with desperate courage , maintained the fight till the close of day , at the head of the brave and faithful subjects who adhered to his standard . They fell around ...
... sides , emperor . and encompassed by the victorious Turks , he still , with desperate courage , maintained the fight till the close of day , at the head of the brave and faithful subjects who adhered to his standard . They fell around ...
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... side against the rebels and Barbarians , and adhered to the emperor Michael till he was deserted by the world and by himself . In his first interview with Botaniates , " Prince , " said Alexius , with a noble frankness , " my duty ...
... side against the rebels and Barbarians , and adhered to the emperor Michael till he was deserted by the world and by himself . In his first interview with Botaniates , " Prince , " said Alexius , with a noble frankness , " my duty ...
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... side which they espoused ; and their cautious policy observed the balance of power , lest the preponderance of any rival state should render their aid less important , and their service less pro- fitable . Their first asylum was a ...
... side which they espoused ; and their cautious policy observed the balance of power , lest the preponderance of any rival state should render their aid less important , and their service less pro- fitable . Their first asylum was a ...
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... side , his son Bohemond , and the representative of the emperor Michael . Thir- teen hundred knights , of Norman race or discipline , formed the sinews of the army , which might be swelled to thirty thousand followers of every ...
... side , his son Bohemond , and the representative of the emperor Michael . Thir- teen hundred knights , of Norman race or discipline , formed the sinews of the army , which might be swelled to thirty thousand followers of every ...
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