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... perhaps ever obtained among men , under the form of justice and legality . The decision of causes by duel became so credible and so common , that even actions of debt were deci- ded by it . All possible disputes which required the ...
... perhaps ever obtained among men , under the form of justice and legality . The decision of causes by duel became so credible and so common , that even actions of debt were deci- ded by it . All possible disputes which required the ...
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... perhaps from irretrievable ruin . The power of the Venetians by sea was such as to be an overmatch for the Turks , till other powers arose in Europe who could cope with them by land . But the commerce of the Italian states filled all ...
... perhaps from irretrievable ruin . The power of the Venetians by sea was such as to be an overmatch for the Turks , till other powers arose in Europe who could cope with them by land . But the commerce of the Italian states filled all ...
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... estab lished the Janizaries - perhaps the most powerful and efficient corps .... the most perfectly trained to the art war , " 3 of and the ablest and most AN HISTORICAL COMPEND . 11 CHAPTER III The same continued the Ottoman Turks.
... estab lished the Janizaries - perhaps the most powerful and efficient corps .... the most perfectly trained to the art war , " 3 of and the ablest and most AN HISTORICAL COMPEND . 11 CHAPTER III The same continued the Ottoman Turks.
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... Perhaps a greater battle has not been fought in modern times . Each army was drawn up in the most consummate manner , according to the tactics of the times . Fifty thousand Janizaries , in a solid col- umn , occupied the centre of the ...
... Perhaps a greater battle has not been fought in modern times . Each army was drawn up in the most consummate manner , according to the tactics of the times . Fifty thousand Janizaries , in a solid col- umn , occupied the centre of the ...
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... perhaps the most powerful in the world . CHAPTER IV . THE SAME CONTINUED .... IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS . As the Crusades effected a general change S of character in Europe , they , in fact , laid the foun dation for , and ...
... perhaps the most powerful in the world . CHAPTER IV . THE SAME CONTINUED .... IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS . As the Crusades effected a general change S of character in Europe , they , in fact , laid the foun dation for , and ...
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