 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 páginas
...deservedly punished. Yesterday, LVII> "as from an eminence I beheld the numbers, the discipline, u and the spirit, of my armies, the earth seemed to...personal strength, I now fall by the hand " of an assassin."39 Alp Arslan possessed the virtues of a Turk ajjd a Musulman ; his voice and stature commanded... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 406 páginas
...world, the greatest and most invincible of c HA p. " warriors. These armies are no longer mine ; Lvn. " and in the confidence of my personal strength, " I now fall by the hand of an assassin *." Alp Arslan possessed the virtues of a Turk and a Mussulman ; his voice and stature commanded the... | |
 | 1809 - 612 páginas
...these lessons ; and my neglect has been deservedly pun. ished. Yesterday from an eminence, I behold the numbers, the discipline, and the spirit of my...armies ; the earth seemed to tremble under my feet, and 1 said in my heart, surely thou art the king of the world, the greatest and most invincible of warriors.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 406 páginas
...lessons ; and my neglect " has been deservedly punished. Yesterday, as " from an eminence, I beheld the numbers, the "discipline, and the spirit, of my...and " I said in my heart, surely thou art the king ft of the world, the greatest and most invincible CHAP. " of warriors These armies are no longer mine;^^... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1818 - 432 páginas
...neglected these lessons ; and my neglect has been deservedly punished. Yesterday from an eminence I beheld the numbers, the discipline, and the spirit of my...and most invincible of warriors. These armies are no longo er mine ; and in the confidence of my personal strength, I now fall into the hand of an assassin."—... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 404 páginas
...CHAP " my neglect has been deservedly punished.— ,,,-,, " Yesterday, as from an eminence, I beheld the " numbers, the discipline, and the spirit, of...personal strength, I now fall by the hand " of an assassin."q Alp Arslan possessed the virtues of a Turk and a Mussulman ; his voice and stature commanded... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1823 - 286 páginas
...neglected these lessons ; and my neglect has been deservedly punished. Yesterday, from an eminence I beheld the numbers, the discipline, and the spirit of my...the confidence of my personal strength, I now fall into the hand of an assassin." Upon the tomb of the Sultan was this teaching inscription : " O ye who... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 488 páginas
...these lessons ; and my neglect has been deservedly punished. Yesterday, as from an eminence, I beheld the numbers, the discipline, and the spirit of my...warriors. These armies are no longer mine; and in the conjidence of my personal strength, I now fall by the hand of an assassin* Alp Arslan possessed the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 páginas
...eminence I beheld the numbers, the discipline, " and spirit of my armies, the earth seemed to trem" ble under my feet ; and I said in my heart, surely " thou...are no " longer mine; and, in the confidence of my per" sonal strength, I now fall by the hand of an assas" sin." Alp Arslan possessed the virtues of... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 418 páginas
...neglected these lessons, and my neglect has been deservedly punished. Yesterday from an eminence I beheld the numbers, the discipline, and the spirit of my armies ; the earth seemed to trem-, Ыe under my feet ; and I said in my heart, surely thou art the king pf the world, the greatest... | |
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I was advised by a sage to humble myself before God; to distrust my own strength; and never to despise the most contemptible foe. I have neglected these lessons ; and my neglect has been deservedly punished. Yesterday, as from an eminence I beheld the... 
