Historical Tales: The Romance of RealityJ. B. Lippincott, 1902 - 322 páginas |
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... soon proved a better claim to a divine commission by leading the hordes of the Huns to victory after victory , until he threatened to subjugate , if not to depopulate , all Eu- rope . It was in pursuance of this conquering career that ...
... soon proved a better claim to a divine commission by leading the hordes of the Huns to victory after victory , until he threatened to subjugate , if not to depopulate , all Eu- rope . It was in pursuance of this conquering career that ...
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... soon . The walls had given way before the thun- dering blows of the battering - rams . A breach had been made through which the Huns were swarming . Only for the desire of Attila to save the city , it might have been already in flames ...
... soon . The walls had given way before the thun- dering blows of the battering - rams . A breach had been made through which the Huns were swarming . Only for the desire of Attila to save the city , it might have been already in flames ...
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... Soon the army of the Huns was in full retreat , while the advancing host of Romans and Goths marched proudly into the open gates of the delivered city , with banners proudly floating and trumpets loudly blaring , while every heart ...
... Soon the army of the Huns was in full retreat , while the advancing host of Romans and Goths marched proudly into the open gates of the delivered city , with banners proudly floating and trumpets loudly blaring , while every heart ...
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... the Rhine acknowledged his defeat . The Roman empire had won its last victory in the west , and saved Gaul for the Franks , whose day of conquest was soon to come . THE WOOING OF CLOTILDE . / A BEAUTIFUL , wise 16 HISTORICAL TALES .
... the Rhine acknowledged his defeat . The Roman empire had won its last victory in the west , and saved Gaul for the Franks , whose day of conquest was soon to come . THE WOOING OF CLOTILDE . / A BEAUTIFUL , wise 16 HISTORICAL TALES .
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... soon as they obtain permission , to take me away in haste . If they delay , I fear all will fail . Aridius , my uncle's counsellor , is on his way back from Constantinople . If he should arrive , and gain my uncle's ear , before I am ...
... soon as they obtain permission , to take me away in haste . If they delay , I fear all will fail . Aridius , my uncle's counsellor , is on his way back from Constantinople . If he should arrive , and gain my uncle's ear , before I am ...
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