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Driven from the throne by the universal * Andronicus himself will justify our
freedom in the invective ( Nicephorus Gregoras , l . i . c . 1 ) which he pronounced
against historic falsehood . It is true that his censure is more pointedly urged
against ...
Driven from the throne by the universal * Andronicus himself will justify our
freedom in the invective ( Nicephorus Gregoras , l . i . c . 1 ) which he pronounced
against historic falsehood . It is true that his censure is more pointedly urged
against ...
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... the enormous folios of Pachymer , " Cantacuzene , ' and Nicephorus Gregoras ,
who have composed the prolix and languid story of the times . The name and
situation of the Emperor John Cantacuzene might inspire the most lively curiosity
.
... the enormous folios of Pachymer , " Cantacuzene , ' and Nicephorus Gregoras ,
who have composed the prolix and languid story of the times . The name and
situation of the Emperor John Cantacuzene might inspire the most lively curiosity
.
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12 See Nicephorus Gregoras ( 1. ix . 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 , 14 , 1. x . c . 1 ) . The historian
had tasted of the prosperity and shared the retreat of his benefactor ; and that
friendship which “ waits or to the scaffold or the cell " should not lightly be
accused ...
12 See Nicephorus Gregoras ( 1. ix . 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 , 14 , 1. x . c . 1 ) . The historian
had tasted of the prosperity and shared the retreat of his benefactor ; and that
friendship which “ waits or to the scaffold or the cell " should not lightly be
accused ...
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