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| Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 páginas
...the yoke of the most powerful monarchies: the arms of Sesostris i and Cyrus, of Pompey and Trajan, could never achieve the conquest of Arabia; the present...exercise a shadow of jurisdiction, but his pride is rec'miis degit (Plin. Hist. Nat. vi. 32). See Sale1s Koran, Sural cvi. p. 503. Pocock, Specimen, p.... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 526 páginas
...Pompey and Trajan, could never atchieve the conquest of Arabia ; the present sovereign of the Turks f may exercise a shadow of jurisdiction, but his pride...provoke, and fruitless to attack. The obvious causes of their freedom are inscribed on the character and country of the Arabs. Many ages before Mahomet, 201.... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1808 - 428 páginas
...most powerful monarchies: the arms of Sesostris and Cyrus, of Pompey, and Trajan, could never atchieve the conquest of Arabia ; the present sovereign of...jurisdiction, but his pride is reduced to solicit the friend44 Vol. IX. p. 236. ship of a people, whom it is dangerous to provoke, and fruitless to attack45.'... | |
| Elijah Parish - 1810 - 410 páginas
...The arms of Sesostris and Cyrus, of Pompey and Csesar, of Trajan and Bonaparte, have never achieved the conquest of Arabia. The present sovereign of the...is dangerous to provoke, and fruitless to attack. Their domestic feucure suspended on the approach of a common enemy ; and in their last hostilities... | |
| Elijah Parish - 1813 - 558 páginas
...The arms of Sesostris and Cyrus, of Pompey and Caesar, of Trajan and Bonaparte, have never achieved the conquest of Arabia. The present sovereign of the...is dangerous to provoke, and fruitless to attack. Their domestic fueds, are suspended on the approach of a common enemy; and in their last hostilities,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 488 páginas
...the yoke of the most powerful monarchies : the arms of Sesostris and Cyrus, of Poinpey and Trajan, could never achieve the conquest of Arabia ; the present...the Turks" may exercise a shadow of jurisdiction, ciniis degit (Plin. Hist. Nat. vi. 32). See Sale's Koran, Sural, cvi. p. 503. Puciick. Specimen, p.... | |
| David Ramsay - 1819 - 386 páginas
...Niebuhr, p. 298, 299, Stc. and from Browne's Trav. p. 446, &c. Sesostris and Cyrus, of Pompey and Trajan, could never achieve the conquest of Arabia; the present...provoke, and fruitless to attack. The obvious causes of their freedom are inscribed on the character and country of the Arabs. The patience and active virtues... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 528 páginas
...escaped the yoke of the most powerful monarchies : the arms of Sesostris and Cyrus, of Pompey and Trajan, could never achieve the conquest of Arabia ; the present sovereign of the Turks* may exercise a shadow ofj jurisdiction, but his pride is reduced to solicit the friendship of a people, whom it is dangerous... | |
| Herodotus - 1821 - 478 páginas
...Mr. Gibbon, includes all that need be said. " The arms of Sesostris and Cyrus, of Pompey and Trajan, could never achieve the conquest of Arabia. The present...provoke, and fruitless to attack. The obvious causes of their freedom are inscribed on the character and country of the Arabs ; the patient and active virtues... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 540 páginas
...Pagus Albus Hawara) in the territory of Medina. (b'A™vilie Z'ot^far'^^^^^^^ ' r of Pompey and Trajan, could never achieve the conquest of Arabia; the present sovereign of the Turks b may exercise a shadow of jurisdiction, but his pride is reduced to solicit the friendship of a people,... | |
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