An Abridgment of Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807 |
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... pressed , the orator , in the honourable profession of an advocate , might plead the cause of innocence and juf- tice ... The systems which professed to unfold the nature of God , of marr , and of the universe , entertained the ...
... pressed , the orator , in the honourable profession of an advocate , might plead the cause of innocence and juf- tice ... The systems which professed to unfold the nature of God , of marr , and of the universe , entertained the ...
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... pressed by famine and despair , one year and nine days from the com- mencement of the siege , burnt their tents , and tumul- tuously repassed the Milvian bridge . Vitiges , after dispatching his nephew , Uraias , with an adequate force ...
... pressed by famine and despair , one year and nine days from the com- mencement of the siege , burnt their tents , and tumul- tuously repassed the Milvian bridge . Vitiges , after dispatching his nephew , Uraias , with an adequate force ...
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... pressed the blockade , he was surprised by the arrival of two ambassadors from Constantinople , with a treaty of peace signed by Justi- nian . This disgraceful agreement left the provinces beyond the Po , with the regal title , to the ...
... pressed the blockade , he was surprised by the arrival of two ambassadors from Constantinople , with a treaty of peace signed by Justi- nian . This disgraceful agreement left the provinces beyond the Po , with the regal title , to the ...
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... pressed forward into the heart of Syria , while the feeble enemy vanished at his approach , and disap- pointed him of the honour of victory . Hierapolis , Aleppo , Apamea , and Chalcis , were successively be . sieged . They redeemed ...
... pressed forward into the heart of Syria , while the feeble enemy vanished at his approach , and disap- pointed him of the honour of victory . Hierapolis , Aleppo , Apamea , and Chalcis , were successively be . sieged . They redeemed ...
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... pressed his retreat by affect- ing to oppose it . The second removal of Belifarius from the Persian to the Italian war , displayed the extent of his genius . Fifteen generals who succeeded him were de- feated by four thousand Perfians ...
... pressed his retreat by affect- ing to oppose it . The second removal of Belifarius from the Persian to the Italian war , displayed the extent of his genius . Fifteen generals who succeeded him were de- feated by four thousand Perfians ...
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Page 149 - While the Persian monarch contemplated the wonders of his art and power, he received an epistle from an obscure citizen of Mecca, inviting him to acknowledge Mahomet as the apostle of God. He rejected the invitation, and tore the epistle. " It is thus," exclaimed the Arabian prophet, " that God will tear the kingdom and reject " the supplications of Chosroes.
Page 25 - Caesar! to fly, you have treasures; behold the sea, you have ships; but tremble lest the desire of life should expose you to wretched exile and ignominious death. For my own part, I adhere to the maxim of antiquity, that the throne...
Page 326 - For my part," replied the generous Malek, "I implored the Lord of hosts that he would take from me my life and crown, if my brother be more worthy than myself to reign over the Moslems.
Page 284 - But the invincible spirit which they had kindled still lived and breathed in the Western world. In the state, in the church, and even in the cloister, a latent succession was preserved of the disciples of St. Paul ; who protested against the tyranny of Rome, embraced the Bible as the rule of faith, and purified their creed from all the visions of the Gnostic theology...
Page 212 - ... lighter and more active frame, outstrips the fleetest courser in the race. Alive or dead, almost every part of the camel is serviceable to man; her milk is plentiful and nutritious; the young and tender flesh has the taste of veal...
Page 222 - O prophet, I am the man: whosoever rises against thee, I will dash out his teeth, tear out his eyes, break his legs, rip up his belly. O prophet, I will be thy vizir over them.
Page 427 - Moslem world. Be wise in time ; reflect ; repent ; and avert the thunder of our vengeance, which is yet suspended over thy head. Thou art no more than a pismire ; why wilt thou seek to provoke the elephants? Alas! they will trample thee under their feet.
Page 195 - West ? The eyes of the nations are fixed on our humility; and they revere, as a God upon earth, the apostle St. Peter, whose image you threaten to destroy.
Page 336 - ... the infidels; to despise the allurements of ease and safety; and to vindicate in every perilous adventure the honour of his character.
Page 218 - The faith which, under the name of Islam,* he preached to his family and nation, is compounded of an eternal truth, and a necessary fiction, THAT THERE is ONLY ONE GOD, AND THAT MAHOMET IS THE APOSTLE OF GOD.