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... in 1550 ) there was nothing but a French translation by Andrew du Ryer , a
work of little value , “ there being mistakes in every page , besides frequent
transpositions , omissions , and additions , faults unpardonable in a work of this
nature .
... in 1550 ) there was nothing but a French translation by Andrew du Ryer , a
work of little value , “ there being mistakes in every page , besides frequent
transpositions , omissions , and additions , faults unpardonable in a work of this
nature .
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From the æra of the Crusades down even to a very late period , this ignorance of
the nature and character of the Mahometan system , its founder , and history ,
was extreme . Mahomet was sometimes described as a pagan deity , at other
times ...
From the æra of the Crusades down even to a very late period , this ignorance of
the nature and character of the Mahometan system , its founder , and history ,
was extreme . Mahomet was sometimes described as a pagan deity , at other
times ...
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thesis , he readily applauds the candor of the pious and learned Spanhemius , "
who acknowledged Mahomet to have been richly furnished with natural
endowments , beautiful in his person , of a subtle wit , agreeable behaviour ,
shewing ...
thesis , he readily applauds the candor of the pious and learned Spanhemius , "
who acknowledged Mahomet to have been richly furnished with natural
endowments , beautiful in his person , of a subtle wit , agreeable behaviour ,
shewing ...
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Viewing all the circumstances to which Mahometanism owed its rise and
progress , we confess we do not see any great cause for astonishment that such
a system , when enforced by the power of natural eloquence , the dignity of
considerable ...
Viewing all the circumstances to which Mahometanism owed its rise and
progress , we confess we do not see any great cause for astonishment that such
a system , when enforced by the power of natural eloquence , the dignity of
considerable ...
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We would lastly find room for a third class of materials in the revisions and
pretended restorations of Mahomet ' s successors , after they had become the
heads of a powerful empire ; and to them we look with strong suspicion , as the
natural ...
We would lastly find room for a third class of materials in the revisions and
pretended restorations of Mahomet ' s successors , after they had become the
heads of a powerful empire ; and to them we look with strong suspicion , as the
natural ...
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