Note 177 The direct road from Corduba to Toledo was measured by Mr. Swinburne's mules in 72.5 hours; but a larger computation must be adopted f& or the slow and devious marches of an army. The Arabs traversed the province of La Mancha, which the pen of Cervantes has transformed into classic ground to the readers of every nation.]

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 51