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... captives . The Byzantine writers deplore the loss of an inestimable pearl : they forget to mention that , in this ... captive was presented to Alp Arslan , who doubted of his fortune , till the identity of the person was ascertained ...
... captives . The Byzantine writers deplore the loss of an inestimable pearl : they forget to mention that , in this ... captive was presented to Alp Arslan , who doubted of his fortune , till the identity of the person was ascertained ...
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... captive : a sum of two hundred thousand pieces was painfully collected ; and the fallen monarch transmitted this part of his ransom , with a sad confession of his impotence and disgrace . The generosity , or perhaps the ambition , of ...
... captive : a sum of two hundred thousand pieces was painfully collected ; and the fallen monarch transmitted this part of his ransom , with a sad confession of his impotence and disgrace . The generosity , or perhaps the ambition , of ...
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... captive was tempted by the amorous queen of the Bulgarians ; that his chaste refusal exposed him to the falsehood of a woman and the jealousy of a savage ; that his hands and feet were severed from his body ; that his bleeding trunk was ...
... captive was tempted by the amorous queen of the Bulgarians ; that his chaste refusal exposed him to the falsehood of a woman and the jealousy of a savage ; that his hands and feet were severed from his body ; that his bleeding trunk was ...
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CHAPTER LII | 1 |
Invasion of France by the Arabs | 15 |
Fall of the Ommiades | 22 |
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