The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Zväzok 9Vernor, Hood, & Sharpe, 1806 |
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Strana 14
... blood , said , or seemed to say , " Drink , brother , drink ; " a sure emblem of the aggravation of his guilt , since he had received from the hands of the deacon the mystic cup of the blood of Christ . Odious to himself and to mankind ...
... blood , said , or seemed to say , " Drink , brother , drink ; " a sure emblem of the aggravation of his guilt , since he had received from the hands of the deacon the mystic cup of the blood of Christ . Odious to himself and to mankind ...
Strana 22
... blood ; and a se- cond expedition was commanded to extirpate the remains of the proscribed colony . In the short in- terval , the Chersonites had returned to their city , and were prepared to die in arms ; the khan of the Chozars had ...
... blood ; and a se- cond expedition was commanded to extirpate the remains of the proscribed colony . In the short in- terval , the Chersonites had returned to their city , and were prepared to die in arms ; the khan of the Chozars had ...
Strana 27
... blood : A plate of noses was accepted as a grateful offering , and his domestics were often scourged or mutilated by the royal hand . His surname was derived from his pollution of his baptismal font . The infant might be excused ; but ...
... blood : A plate of noses was accepted as a grateful offering , and his domestics were often scourged or mutilated by the royal hand . His surname was derived from his pollution of his baptismal font . The infant might be excused ; but ...
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... blood should be shed in his quarrel , and his messengers presented the conquerors with the keys of the city and the palace . They were disarmed disarmed by his innocence and submission ; his life CHA 36 THE DECLINE AND FALL Stauracius ...
... blood should be shed in his quarrel , and his messengers presented the conquerors with the keys of the city and the palace . They were disarmed disarmed by his innocence and submission ; his life CHA 36 THE DECLINE AND FALL Stauracius ...
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... blood which had been the price of his elevation , was unprofitably spent : In the purple he retained the ignoble vices of his origin ; and Michael lost his provinces with as supine indifference as if they had been the inhe- ritance of ...
... blood which had been the price of his elevation , was unprofitably spent : In the purple he retained the ignoble vices of his origin ; and Michael lost his provinces with as supine indifference as if they had been the inhe- ritance of ...
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Iné vydania - Zobraziť všetky
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Zväzok 9 Edward Gibbon Úplné zobrazenie - 1827 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Zväzok 9 Edward Gibbon Úplné zobrazenie - 1816 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Zväzok 9 Edward Gibbon Úplné zobrazenie - 1789 |
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Strana 172 - life and victory to Charles, the most pious Augustus, crowned by " God the great and pacific emperor of the Romans...
Strana 317 - In the support of truth, the arts of fraud and fiction may be deemed less criminal; and he would have started at the foulness of the means, had he not been satisfied of the importance and justice of the end.
Strana 250 - According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his flowing beard, his countenance that painted every sensation of the soul, and his gestures that enforced each expression...
Strana 375 - Destroy NO palm-trees, nor burn any fields of corn. Cut down no fruit trees, nor do any mischief to cattle, only such as you kill to eat. When you make any covenant or article, stand to it, and be as good as your word.
Strana 256 - In the author of the universe his rational enthusiasm confessed and adored an infinite and eternal being, without form or place, without issue or similitude, present to our most secret thoughts, existing by the necessity of his own nature, and deriving from himself all moral and intellectual perfection.
Strana 312 - Yes, I come, among my " fellow-citizens on high;" and thus peaceably expired on a carpet spread upon the floor.
Strana 282 - At the dead of night, accompanied by his friend Abubeker, he silently escaped from his house : the assassins watched at the door, but they were deceived by the figure of Ali, who reposed on the bed, and was covered with the green vestment of the apostle.
Strana 313 - An expedition for the conquest of Syria was stopped by this mournful event; the army halted at the gates of Medina ; the chiefs were assembled round their dying master.
Strana 283 - There is a third,' replied the prophet; 'it is God himself.' No sooner was the pursuit abated than the two fugitives issued from the rock and mounted their camels; on the road to Medina, they were overtaken by the emissaries of the Koreish; they redeemed themselves with prayers and promises from their hands. In this eventful moment the lance of an Arab might have changed the history of the world.
Strana 279 - Spare your remonstrances,' replied the intrepid fanatic to his uncle and benefactor ; ' if they should place the sun on my right hand, and the moon on my left, they should not divert me from my course.