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The reign of Baian is the brightest aera of their monarchy; their chagan, who occupied the rustic palace of Attila, appears to have imitated his character and policy; 23 but as the same scenes were repeated in a smaller circle, a minute representation of the copy would be devoid of the greatness and novelty of the original.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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"'At dawn to-morrow,' says he, 'Baian' (the fat old chief) thought to find you all dead, because of the poisoned pigeons sent to you.
The Call Of The South 1908 Louis Becke 1884
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First and foremost the basic freedoms of Azadi-e Baian
'Allahu Akbar,' Down With the Dictatorship Afshin Ellian 2009
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And Pontanus writeth very learnedly concerning the Baian Baths.
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No maruell though from banke of Baian shore hote Baths, or veines of skalding licour flow:
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And Pontanus writeth very learnedly concerning the Baian Baths.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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No maruell though from banke of Baian shore hote Baths, or veines of skalding licour flow:
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Martial, however, provides, among other passages, what may perhaps be entitled to rank as the earliest notice of private fishery rights -- the epigram _Ad Piscatorem_, which warns would-be poachers from casting a line in the Baian lake.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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It was only in recent years that Kublai, or his general, Baian, had captured Quinsai and driven out the King of Mangi with his seraglio and his friends.
Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. C. Raymond Beazley 1911
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With these dispositions I proceeded; and soon the cliffs and copses opened to views of the Baian bay, with the little isles of Niscita and Lazaretto lifting themselves out of the waters.
Dreams Waking Thoughts and Incidents Beckford, William 1891
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