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Page 155
... Christian brought her up in the true faith , and inspired her with sentiments of virtue and religion . 8. Her brother being a professed enemy to Christianity , and of a barbarous and savage temper , Flora was for some time obliged to ...
... Christian brought her up in the true faith , and inspired her with sentiments of virtue and religion . 8. Her brother being a professed enemy to Christianity , and of a barbarous and savage temper , Flora was for some time obliged to ...
Page 163
... Christian immediately car- ried them prisoners to Denmark , and returning the following year , with a more powerful armament , invaded Gothland , and wasted the country with fire and sword . The regent of Swe- den being killed in an ...
... Christian immediately car- ried them prisoners to Denmark , and returning the following year , with a more powerful armament , invaded Gothland , and wasted the country with fire and sword . The regent of Swe- den being killed in an ...
Page 312
... Christian . Abdallah endeavored for a time to conceal his conversion , but finding it no longer pos- ible , he determined to flee to some of the Christian churches near the Caspian sea . He accordingly left Cabul in disguise , and had ...
... Christian . Abdallah endeavored for a time to conceal his conversion , but finding it no longer pos- ible , he determined to flee to some of the Christian churches near the Caspian sea . He accordingly left Cabul in disguise , and had ...
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