Note 021
A nameless doctor (Universal Hist. vol. xx.
octavo edition) has formally demonstrated the truth of
Christianity by the independence of the Arabs. A critic,
besides the exceptions of fact, might dispute the meaning of
the text (Gen. xvi. 12,) the extent of the application, and
the foundation of the pedigree.
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 50