...south-west, diffuse a noxious and even deadly vapour ; the hillocks of sand, which they alternately raise and scatter, are compared to the billows of the ocean,...caravans, whole armies, have been lost and buried in tho whirlwind. (6) Nothing attests so clearly the capacity of Omar as a wise and just ruler, or the...

...and Cyrus, of Pompey and Trajan, could never achieve the conquest of Arabia." 245) ©ibbon VI, 250: „The common benefits of water are an object of desire and contest." 246) ©ibbon VI, 261 : „They pretend, that, in the division of the earth, the rich and fertile climates...

...south-west, diffuse a noxious and even deadly vapour ; the hillocks of sand which they alternately raise and scatter are compared to the billows of the ocean,...navigable rivers, which fertilize the soil, and convey its produce to the adjacent regions ; the torrents that fall from the hills are imbibed by the thirsty...

...southwest, diffuse a noxious and even deadly vapour; the hillocks of sand which they alternately raise and scatter are compared to the billows of the ocean;...fire. Arabia is destitute of navigable rivers, which fertilise the soil and convey its produce to the adjacent regions; the torrents that fall from the...

...south-west, diffuse a noxious and even deadly vapour; the hillocks of sand which they alternately raise and scatter are compared to the billows of the ocean...requisite to preserve and propagate the element of fire." 4. Translate into English — Vetustissimi mortalium, nulla adhuc mala libidine, sine probro, scelere,...