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" I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting... "
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Page 352
by Edward Gibbon - 1789 - 424 pages
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Literary Hours: Or, Sketches Critical and Narrative, Volume 1

Nathan Drake - English literature - 1800 - 482 pages
...admiration and envy, and to transcribe an authentic memorial which was found in the closet of the deceased caliph." ' I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure,...
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The School of Wisdom

Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...be of fome ufe to borrow the experience of Abdal Rahman, whofe magnificence has perhaps excited our admiration and envy, and to tranfcribe an authentic...fifty years in victory or peace ; beloved by " my fubjects, dreaded by my enemies, and refpectcd by my i allies. Riches and honors, power and pleafure,...
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Literary Hours; Or, Sketches, Critical, Narrative, and Poetical, Volume 1

Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 480 pages
...to transcribe an authentic memorial which was found in the closet of the deceased caliph." ' I u 4 have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace ; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure,...
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Oriental memoirs, Volume 4

James Forbes - 1815 - 458 pages
...experience of this monarch; for after his decease this authentic memorial was found in his closet: " I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure,...
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Universal History Americanised; Or, An Historical View of the World, from ...

David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 386 pages
...and envy, and to transcribe an authentic memorial which was found in his closet after his decease : "I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure,...
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The picture gallery explored; or, An account of various ancient customs and ...

Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 pages
...admiration and envy, and to transcribe an authentic memorial, which was found in the closet of the deceased, caliph. " ' I have now reigned above fifty years, in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, and dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honour, power and pleasure,...
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The Tract Magazine and Christian Miscellany

Christian life - 1883 - 404 pages
...his heart was unsatisfied. After his death it was found that he had written these sorrowful words, " I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace,' beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure,...
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A Short History of Spain, Volume 1

Lady Maria Callcott - Spain - 1828 - 692 pages
...of happiness he had enjoyed, which was afterwards found more solemnly registered among his papers. " I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace ; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies; riches and honours, power and pleasures,...
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State of nations, past and present, 1000 questions and answers

P A. Beddome - History - 1844 - 280 pages
...the testimony of that caliph, whose magnificence had excited the admiration and envy of the world. " I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure,...
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Cyclopædia of English literature, Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...envy, and to transcribe an authentic memorial which wan found in the closet of the deceased caliph. ' 1 have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace ; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure,...
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