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... battle was thrown from his horfe , by the ftroke of poifon , or an arrow : the fecond , who had been twice loaded with chains , and twice inveft- ed with the purple , was defirous of ending in peace the fmall remainder of his days . As ...
... battle was thrown from his horfe , by the ftroke of poifon , or an arrow : the fecond , who had been twice loaded with chains , and twice inveft- ed with the purple , was defirous of ending in peace the fmall remainder of his days . As ...
Side 66
... battle by the mercenaries of the Im- perial guard , who were aliens to the public in- tereit , and animated only by a principle of honour and gratitude . After their defeat , the fears of the emperor folicited a treaty , which was ...
... battle by the mercenaries of the Im- perial guard , who were aliens to the public in- tereit , and animated only by a principle of honour and gratitude . After their defeat , the fears of the emperor folicited a treaty , which was ...
Side 68
... battle - axes in the cause of the houfe of Ducas , till the young princes were foothed by the tears of their mother and the fo- lemn affurances of the fidelity of their guardian , who filled the Imperial station with dignity and honour ...
... battle - axes in the cause of the houfe of Ducas , till the young princes were foothed by the tears of their mother and the fo- lemn affurances of the fidelity of their guardian , who filled the Imperial station with dignity and honour ...
Side 69
... battles compelled him to yield , on the affurance of fair and ho- nourable treatment ; but his enemies were de- void of faith or humanity ; and , after the cruel extinction of his fight , his wounds were left to bleed and corrupt , till ...
... battles compelled him to yield , on the affurance of fair and ho- nourable treatment ; but his enemies were de- void of faith or humanity ; and , after the cruel extinction of his fight , his wounds were left to bleed and corrupt , till ...
Side 77
... battles of this holy war , his Latin allies were astonished by the superior spirit and prowess of a Greek . As he began to indulge the am- bitious hope of restoring the ancient limits of the empire , as he revolved in his mind , the ...
... battles of this holy war , his Latin allies were astonished by the superior spirit and prowess of a Greek . As he began to indulge the am- bitious hope of restoring the ancient limits of the empire , as he revolved in his mind , the ...
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