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The troops of Godfrey and his peers were less contemptible , but not less
suspicious , to the Greek emperor . Their motives might be pure and pious ; but
he was equally alarmed by his knowledge of the ambitious Bohemonda and his ...
The troops of Godfrey and his peers were less contemptible , but not less
suspicious , to the Greek emperor . Their motives might be pure and pious ; but
he was equally alarmed by his knowledge of the ambitious Bohemonda and his ...
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The patronage of a prince , less honorable perhaps , is not less lucrative than that
of a bookseller ; nor can it be deemed incredible that a Persian , the real author ,
should renounce the credit , to raise the value and price , of the work .
The patronage of a prince , less honorable perhaps , is not less lucrative than that
of a bookseller ; nor can it be deemed incredible that a Persian , the real author ,
should renounce the credit , to raise the value and price , of the work .
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He was disarmed by the advice of his civil and ecclesiastical ministers , who
recommended a systein less generous , and even less prudent , than his own - to
approve their patience and long - suffering , to brand the Ottoman with the name
...
He was disarmed by the advice of his civil and ecclesiastical ministers , who
recommended a systein less generous , and even less prudent , than his own - to
approve their patience and long - suffering , to brand the Ottoman with the name
...
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CHAPTER LVIII | 13 |
Raymond of Toulouse 38 | 77 |
CHAPTER LIX | 88 |
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