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... prince of Dumno- nium , advised his countrymen to seek foreign aid ; and they invited the Saxons to their aid from Germany . The Saxons and Angles , from small beginnings , had gradually extended their sway from the mouth of the Rhine ...
... prince of Dumno- nium , advised his countrymen to seek foreign aid ; and they invited the Saxons to their aid from Germany . The Saxons and Angles , from small beginnings , had gradually extended their sway from the mouth of the Rhine ...
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... prince intrusted to her charge , by presenting her own child to the executioners in his stead ; but Maurice refused to sanction the deceit , and , as each blow of the axe fell on the necks of his children , he exclaimed , with pious ...
... prince intrusted to her charge , by presenting her own child to the executioners in his stead ; but Maurice refused to sanction the deceit , and , as each blow of the axe fell on the necks of his children , he exclaimed , with pious ...
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... prince in Arabia , his followers received his words as the inspired oracles of God , nor were they undeceived by the gross licentiousness in which the pre- tended prophet indulged . At length he marched against Mecca , but found the ...
... prince in Arabia , his followers received his words as the inspired oracles of God , nor were they undeceived by the gross licentiousness in which the pre- tended prophet indulged . At length he marched against Mecca , but found the ...
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... prince also played a dis- tinguished part in adding the fine province of Aquitaine to the dominion of the Franks . Pepin did not long survive this acquisition ; he divided his dominions between his sons Charles and Carloman . Their ...
... prince also played a dis- tinguished part in adding the fine province of Aquitaine to the dominion of the Franks . Pepin did not long survive this acquisition ; he divided his dominions between his sons Charles and Carloman . Their ...
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... prince sought refuge in the French court , and persuaded the monarch to lead an army over the Pyrenees . The frontier provinces were easily subdued , owing to the disputes that divided the Mohammedans in Spain . Charlemagne gained a ...
... prince sought refuge in the French court , and persuaded the monarch to lead an army over the Pyrenees . The frontier provinces were easily subdued , owing to the disputes that divided the Mohammedans in Spain . Charlemagne gained a ...
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