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... king's son and the young noblemen of Armenia . appointed , he set out with a numerous retinue . followed at a ... king used to retire , in case of an alarm , with his family and his treasure . 2. This being done , he sent an herald to ...
... king's son and the young noblemen of Armenia . appointed , he set out with a numerous retinue . followed at a ... king used to retire , in case of an alarm , with his family and his treasure . 2. This being done , he sent an herald to ...
Page 71
... king's eldest son , who was just returned from a journey . At so moving a spectacle he could not forbear weeping ... king , that in all the questions he was going to propose to him , he would answer sincerely , because nothing could be ...
... king's eldest son , who was just returned from a journey . At so moving a spectacle he could not forbear weeping ... king , that in all the questions he was going to propose to him , he would answer sincerely , because nothing could be ...
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... king and fountain of law ; and consequently could not be tried by laws to which he had never given his assent ; that ... king in his attempts to reply . In this manner was the king three times produced before the court ; and as often ...
... king and fountain of law ; and consequently could not be tried by laws to which he had never given his assent ; that ... king in his attempts to reply . In this manner was the king three times produced before the court ; and as often ...
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