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... means , a naval communication with China and India ; but the design was frustrated by the reluctance of the Ethiopian monarch to engage in a doubtful contest with the power of Persia . The provinces of Africa and Italy , acquired by the ...
... means , a naval communication with China and India ; but the design was frustrated by the reluctance of the Ethiopian monarch to engage in a doubtful contest with the power of Persia . The provinces of Africa and Italy , acquired by the ...
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... means of his ally , the Christian monarch of Abyssinia , to wrest some portion of the silk - trade from the Persians . In this attempt he failed ; but when he least expected it , he , by an unforeseen event , attained his great object ...
... means of his ally , the Christian monarch of Abyssinia , to wrest some portion of the silk - trade from the Persians . In this attempt he failed ; but when he least expected it , he , by an unforeseen event , attained his great object ...
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... means gratified with the accession of power to the Lombards . At the pontiff's instigation , the Venetians aided the exarch to recover Ravenna ; but the Emperor Leo , instead of showing any gratitude to Pope Gregory II . for his ...
... means gratified with the accession of power to the Lombards . At the pontiff's instigation , the Venetians aided the exarch to recover Ravenna ; but the Emperor Leo , instead of showing any gratitude to Pope Gregory II . for his ...
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... means of testing his claim to the title of Messiah ) began to show its effects . He was seized with mortal disease ; and , at his own request , was removed to the house of his favourite wife Ayesha , on whose prudence he depended for ...
... means of testing his claim to the title of Messiah ) began to show its effects . He was seized with mortal disease ; and , at his own request , was removed to the house of his favourite wife Ayesha , on whose prudence he depended for ...
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... mean house ; his mornings were spent in preaching or praying at the mosque , and during the rest of the day he was to be found in the public market - place , where , clothed in a tattered robe , he administered justice to all comers ...
... mean house ; his mornings were spent in preaching or praying at the mosque , and during the rest of the day he was to be found in the public market - place , where , clothed in a tattered robe , he administered justice to all comers ...
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