 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 488 pages
...Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Sjria, and Egypt, collected the volumes of Grecian science : at his command they were translated by the most skilful...modesty at the assemblies and disputations of the learued. " He was not ignorant," says Abulpharagius, " that " they are the elect of God, his best and... | |
 | David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 386 pages
...Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Syria, and Egypt, collected the volumes of Grecian science; at his command they were translated by the most skilful...at the assemblies and disputations of the learned. " He was not ignorant," says Abulpharagius, " that they are the elect of God, his best and most useful... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1830 - 442 pages
...and Egypt, collected the volumes of the Grecian science: at his command they were translated by tire most skilful interpreters into the Arabic language;...at the assemblies and disputations of the learned. " He was not ignorant," says Abulpharagius, " that they are the elect of God, his best and most useful... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1847 - 542 pages
...Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Syria, and Egypt, collected the volumes of Grecian science : at his command, they were translated by the most skilful...instructive writings ; and the successor of Mahomet assisted \viili pleasure and modesty at the assemblies and disputations of the learned. " He was not ignorant,"... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 pages
...Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Syria, and Egypt, collected the volumes of Grecian science: at his command they were translated by the most skilful...at the assemblies and disputations of the learned. " lie was not ignorant," says Abulpharagius, " that they are the elect of God, his best and most useful... | |
 | Robert Hare - Spiritualism - 1855 - 484 pages
...Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Syria, and Egypt, collected the volumes of Grecian science : at his command they were translated by the most skilful...peruse these instructive writings; and the successor of Mohammed assisted with pleasure and modesty at the assemblies and disputations of the learned. ' He... | |
 | Robert Hare - Bible and spiritualism - 1855 - 556 pages
...Syria, and Egypt, collected the volumes of Grecian science: at his command they wore translated by tho most skilful interpreters into the Arabic language;...assiduously to peruse these instructive writings ; and the suceessor of Mohammed assisted with pleasure and modesty at the assemblies and disputations of the... | |
 | Robert Hare - Christian ethics - 1856 - 508 pages
...Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Syria, and Egypt, collected the volumes of Grecian science: at his command they were translated by the most skilful...interpreters into the Arabic language; his subjects were exherted assiduously to peruse these instructive writings ; and the successor of Mohammed assisted... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1857 - 720 pages
...Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Syria, and Egypt, collected tlie volumes of Grecian science : at his command they were translated by the most skilful interpreters into the Arabic language; and his subjects were exhorted assiduously to peruse these instructive writings. The zeal and curiosity... | |
 | Charles Piazzi Smyth - Architecture, Ancient - 1868 - 566 pages
...Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Syria, and Egypt, col' lected the volumes of Grecian science ; at his command they were • translated by the most skilful interpreters into the Arabic lan' guage ; his subjects were exhorted assiduously to peruse these ' instructive writings ; and the... | |
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Abbassides, he completed the designs of his grandfather, and invited the muses from their ancient seats. His ambassadors at Constantinople, his agents in Armenia, Syria, and Egypt, collected the volumes of Grecian science at his command they were translated... 
