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... and murdered at Otrar, by the command of Mohammed; nor was it till after a
demand and denial of justice, till he had prayed and fasted three nights on a
mountain, that the Mogul emperor appealed to the judgment of God and his
sword.
... and murdered at Otrar, by the command of Mohammed; nor was it till after a
demand and denial of justice, till he had prayed and fasted three nights on a
mountain, that the Mogul emperor appealed to the judgment of God and his
sword.
Side 12
But these daggers, his only arms, were broken by the sword of Holagou, and not
a vestige is left of the enemies of mankind, except the word assassin, which, in
the most odious sense, has been adopted in the languages of Europe.
But these daggers, his only arms, were broken by the sword of Holagou, and not
a vestige is left of the enemies of mankind, except the word assassin, which, in
the most odious sense, has been adopted in the languages of Europe.
Side 16
While China, Syria, and Poland were invaded at the same time by The the
Moguls and Tartars, the authors of the mighty mischief *:::::" were content with the
knowledge and declaration that their "... word was the sword of death. Like the
first ...
While China, Syria, and Poland were invaded at the same time by The the
Moguls and Tartars, the authors of the mighty mischief *:::::" were content with the
knowledge and declaration that their "... word was the sword of death. Like the
first ...
Side 29
“(Yengi cheri, or new soldiers); may their countenance be * “ever bright! their
hand victorious! their sword keen may their “spear always hang over the heads of
their enemies; and whereso“ever they go, may they return with a white face l'”* ...
“(Yengi cheri, or new soldiers); may their countenance be * “ever bright! their
hand victorious! their sword keen may their “spear always hang over the heads of
their enemies; and whereso“ever they go, may they return with a white face l'”* ...
Side 30
But the sword of his Janizaries could not defend him from the dagger of despair;
a Servian soldier started from the crowd of dead bodies, and Amurath was
pierced in the belly with a mortal wound." The grandson of Othman was mild in
his ...
But the sword of his Janizaries could not defend him from the dagger of despair;
a Servian soldier started from the crowd of dead bodies, and Amurath was
pierced in the belly with a mortal wound." The grandson of Othman was mild in
his ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 8 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | John Murray, 1903 |
| Original fra | University of California |
| Digitalisert | 6. apr 2018 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |