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【】thehofsaintsophiainnstantinople, iheschoolofphilosophyatathens o. thatan hadbeenallohisown dreaaevaguerules ofnductofthephilosophershadprovedapoorpass byosteertheshipoflifeafteradelugeofsavagery andignorancehadsaheestablishedorderofthings. thereethingrepositiveandredefinite. thisthehprovided. duringanagehingain,thehstood likearodneverrecededfrohoseprinciples heldtobetrueandsacred.thissteadfasturagegaihe adrationoftheltitudesande safelythroughthedifficultiesanstate. thereentofluthefinal suessofthechristianfaith.afterthedisappearanceof theodori,ihtury, italyparativelyfreefrninvasion.the loardsandsaxonsandslavshegothswere stawas possibleforthebishopsofrotointaintheindependence oftheirnantsoftheeire,scattered throughoutthepeninsula,reghedukesofroor bishopsastheirpolitidspiritualrulers. thestagean. hetheyear590andhisnawasgregory.hebelonged totherulinge,andhehad been``prefeayorofthecity.thenhehadbee ankandabishopandfinally,andchagainsthiswill, forheissionaryandpreahristianityto theheathenofengland,hehadbeendraggedtotheh ofsaiobedepope.heruledonlyfourteen yearsbuthechristianeeurope hadoffie,thepopes,as theheadoftheentireh. thispoextendtotheeast.in nstantiheeerorsntiheoldcustohad reghesuessorsofaugustusandtiberiusbothas headofthegoventandashighpriestoftheestablished religion.intheyear1453theeasteroneirewas nqueredbytheturks.nstantinopleaken,andnstantine paleologue,thelastroneeror,waskilledon thestepsofthehoftheholysophia. afehedaughterofhisbrother thos,hadrriedivaniiiofrussia.inthishe granddukesofsothetraditionsofnstantinople. thedoubleeagleofoldbyzantiueof thedaysehadbeendividedintoaeanda etheatofarofderussia. thetsarerelythefirstoftherussiannobles, assudthealoofnessandthedignityofaroneeror beforeallsubjects,bothhighandloonsiderable slaves. theurtertheorientalpatteh theeasteeerorshadiortedfrosiaandfrogypt andselvesreseledtheurt ofalexahegreat.thisstrangeiancehe dyingbyzantineeirebequeathedtoanunsuspegworld ntioliveoreturies, adstthevastplainsofrussia.thelastntohe crohthedoubleeagleofnstantisaicholas, urderedonlytheotherday,sotospeak.hisbodywas throoaerswereallkilled. allhisarightsandprerogativeshe he beforethedaysofnstantine. theeastehholy,aswe shallseeichapterheianworldis goingtobethreatenedhdestrubytherivalcreedof anarabcaldriver. haed ahd,thecaldriver,e theprophetofthearabia andost heentireknownworld freatergloryofallah,the onlytruegod sihedayseandhannibalwehavesaid nothingofthesetiberhohey filledallthechaptersdevotedtothestoryoftheaworld. thebabylonians,theassyrians,thephoenis,thejews, thearaans,thesetes,hadbeen therulersofeasiaforthirtyorfortyturies.they hadbeennqueredbytheindoeuropeanpersianswhohad efroheeastandbytheindoeuropeangreekswho hadefrohe.ahundredyearsafterthedeathof alexahegreat,iticphoenis, hadfoughttheindoeuropeanronsforthestery ofthediterranean.carthagehadbeeedaroyed andfhthundredyearstheronshadbeensters oftheheseveury,hoher setictribeappearedupontheseandchallehe pohe.theyhearabs,peacefulshepherds edthroughthedesertsine perialaitions. thentheylisteohaed,uheirhorsesand ihaurytheyhadpushedtotheheartofeurope andproclaidthegloriesofallah,``theonlygod,and haed,``theprophetoftheonlygod,tothefrightened peasantsoffrance. thestoryofahd,thesonofabdallahandanah usuallyknod,or``hewhowillbepraised,; readslikeachapterihousandandonenights.he eldriver,boina.heseetohavebeenan epileptidhesufferedfropellsofunnsciousnesswhen hedreadstrangedreaahevoiceoftheangel gabriel,ertendowninabook calledthekoran.his alloverarabiaalyfallinginhjewish rtsaoseethat thething.his ohearabs,stillreveredqueerstonesandtrunks oftreesastheiraorshaddoensofthousandsof yearsbefore.ina,theirholycity,stoodalittlesquare building,thekaaba,fullofidolsandstrangeoddsandends ofhoodooworship. haeddeosesofthearabpeople.he uldnoteldriveratthesati. sohede ...