Count Robert of Paris. Вальтер Скотт
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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Chapter LV. Vol. X. p. 221, 8vo edition.

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Ducange has poured forth a tide of learning on this curious subject, which will be found in his Notes on Villehardouin's Constantinople under the French Emperors – Paris, 3637, folio, p. 196. Gibbon's History may also be consulted., Vol, X. p. 231. [See Note II. at the end of the Chapter.]

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One tuft is left on the shaven crown of the Moslem, for the angel to grasp by, when conveying him to Paradise.

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Literally, the First Swordsman.

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The harbour of Constantinople.

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The daughter of the arch was a courtly expression for the echo, as we find explained by the courtly commander himself.

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This palace derived its name from the neighbouring Blachernian Gate and Bridge,

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