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Page 153
... carried pri- soners to Bagdat , where they were loaded with chains , and thrown into a dungeon . They continued in prison for some time , without seeing any persons but their jailers , or having scarcely food enough for their ...
... carried pri- soners to Bagdat , where they were loaded with chains , and thrown into a dungeon . They continued in prison for some time , without seeing any persons but their jailers , or having scarcely food enough for their ...
Page 301
... carried by assault . The governor being seized , was instantly massacred , and his head carried in triumph through the streets of the capital . 2. In the gloomy apartments of this justly dreaded state prison , which had so long been ...
... carried by assault . The governor being seized , was instantly massacred , and his head carried in triumph through the streets of the capital . 2. In the gloomy apartments of this justly dreaded state prison , which had so long been ...
Page 315
... carried out of that country ; for no other channel can be discovered , or even with any appearance of probability ima- gined , by which the Israelites could at that period be supplied with such plenty of those valuable commodities ; for ...
... carried out of that country ; for no other channel can be discovered , or even with any appearance of probability ima- gined , by which the Israelites could at that period be supplied with such plenty of those valuable commodities ; for ...
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