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... observe that such a wish is unworthy of an in- genious tyrant , since his revenge and cruelty would have been extinguished by a single blow , instead of the slow variety of tortures which Justinian inflicted on the victims of his anger ...
... observe that such a wish is unworthy of an in- genious tyrant , since his revenge and cruelty would have been extinguished by a single blow , instead of the slow variety of tortures which Justinian inflicted on the victims of his anger ...
Side 259
... observation that , in every age and climate , ambition has prevailed with the same commanding energy may abate the ... observe that their condition , of all others , is the most pregnant with fear and the least sus- ceptible of hope ...
... observation that , in every age and climate , ambition has prevailed with the same commanding energy may abate the ... observe that their condition , of all others , is the most pregnant with fear and the least sus- ceptible of hope ...
Side 431
... observe what I must often repeat , that the charge of the Arabs was not like that of the Greeks and Romans , the effort of a firm and compact infantry : their military force was chiefly formed of cavalry and archers ; and the engagement ...
... observe what I must often repeat , that the charge of the Arabs was not like that of the Greeks and Romans , the effort of a firm and compact infantry : their military force was chiefly formed of cavalry and archers ; and the engagement ...
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CONTENTS OF THE FIFTH VOLUME | 1 |
537568 The Patriarch Theodosius | 2 |
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