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Side 18
This peaceful triumph, which has been more than once repeated, may be
ascribed, in a great measure, to the numbers and servitude of the Chinese. The
Mogul army was dissolved in a vast and populous country; and their emperors
adopted ...
This peaceful triumph, which has been more than once repeated, may be
ascribed, in a great measure, to the numbers and servitude of the Chinese. The
Mogul army was dissolved in a vast and populous country; and their emperors
adopted ...
Side 35
The strangers were astonished by this act of justice; but it was the justice of a su-
tan who disdains to balance the weight of evidence or to measure the degrees of
guilt. After his enfranchisement from an oppressive guardian, John Palaeologus ...
The strangers were astonished by this act of justice; but it was the justice of a su-
tan who disdains to balance the weight of evidence or to measure the degrees of
guilt. After his enfranchisement from an oppressive guardian, John Palaeologus ...
Side 51
i. c. 64-68, tom. ii. c. 1-14). Timour must have n odious to a Syrian; but the
notoriety of facts would have obliged him, in some measure, to respect his enemy
and himself. His bitters may correct the luscious sweets of Sherefeddin (l. v. c. 17-
29).
i. c. 64-68, tom. ii. c. 1-14). Timour must have n odious to a Syrian; but the
notoriety of facts would have obliged him, in some measure, to respect his enemy
and himself. His bitters may correct the luscious sweets of Sherefeddin (l. v. c. 17-
29).
Side 62
On the throne of Samarcand” he displayed, in a short repose, his His triumph
magnificence and power; listened to the complaints of the jor people; distributed
a just measure of rewards and punish... i40s, ments; employed his riches in the ...
On the throne of Samarcand” he displayed, in a short repose, his His triumph
magnificence and power; listened to the complaints of the jor people; distributed
a just measure of rewards and punish... i40s, ments; employed his riches in the ...
Side 88
The measure of its circumference is five thousand stadia: the land is overspread
with towns and villages; though destitute of wine, and not abounding in fruit-trees,
it is fertile in wheat and barley, in honey and wool, and much cloth is ...
The measure of its circumference is five thousand stadia: the land is overspread
with towns and villages; though destitute of wine, and not abounding in fruit-trees,
it is fertile in wheat and barley, in honey and wool, and much cloth is ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 8 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | John Murray, 1903 |
| Original fra | University of California |
| Digitalisert | 6. apr 2018 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |