 ... to fulfil, with as little danger as possible, the will of the Czar. Those who had most positively and energetically refused to accept the decorations, were seized and beheaded ; and twenty young men forfeited their lives as an offering to the genius...  Turkey, Greece and Malta - Side 254av Sir Adolphus Slade - 1837Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1832 - 286 sider
...forfeited their lives as an offering to the genius of Russian moderation ! Do the annals of politics record a more odious act than this? What language...Russians. Placed between the dread of incurring the displeasure of the Emperor, and the danger of an insurrection at home ; terror alone could deliver... | |
 | 1836 - 564 sider
...forfeited their lives as an offering to the genius of Russian Moderation ! Do the annals of politics record a more odious act than this ? What language...Russians. Placed between the dread of incurring the displeasure of the Emperor, and the danger of an insurrection at home ; terror alone could deliver... | |
 | David Urquhart - 1836 - 560 sider
...forfeited their lives as an offering to the genius of Russian Moderation ! Do the annals of polities record a more odious act than this? What language...Russians. Placed between the dread of incurring the displeasure of the Emperor, and the danger of an insurrection at home ; terror alone could deliver... | |
 | David Urquhart - 1836 - 560 sider
...forfeited their lives as an offering to the genius of Russian Moderation ! Do the annals of politics record a more odious act than this? What language...Russians. Placed between the dread of incurring the displeasure of the Emperor, and the danger of an insurrection at home ; terror alone could deliver... | |
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