Eight Historical Tales, Curious and Instructive ...J. Johnson, no. 72, St. Paul's Churchyard, 1801 - 284 من الصفحات |
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Abu Obeidah afterward Alice Arden appeared Arabians Arabs arms army assassins attempt bishop of Lausanne Black body Bradshaw brother Caled caliph Caloüs Campden Carmelites Catharine Charringworth Christian church circumstances command conduct confession conspiracy crime Damascenes Damascus death declare Derar desperate Dominicans doors duke emperor endeavoured father Feversham fortress Franciscans friars gate gave Gowrie GOWRIE CONSPIRACY Green guard hand Harrison head Heraclius honour horse immediately Ivan Jetzer Jonas justice Kexholm king king's knew letter manner Masaniello master Mirovitch morning Mosby multitude murder Naples never night occasion Perry person Perth Peter Petersburg populace prevailed prince prison promise Rainham received replied rest retired returned Richard Perry rode rushed Ruthven saniello Saracens Schlusselburg seized sent servant shut sir Thomas Overbury soldiers soon sword Syria TALE Thomas Cheney thou thousand threw tion told took utmost viceroy walk Werdan whilst whole wounds
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الصفحة 189 - Oh, popular applause ! what heart of man Is proof against thy sweet seducing charms? The wisest and the best feel urgent need Of all their caution in thy gentlest gales ; But swell'd into a gust — who then, alas ! With all his canvas set, and inexpert, And therefore heedless, can withstand thy power?
الصفحة 229 - ... a certain part of the world where your death has more than been wished for upon other motives. I know the world too well to trust this secret in any breast but my own. A few days determine me your friend or enemy. " FELTON." " You will apprehend that I mean you should be alone ; and depend upon it, that a discovery of any artifice in this affair will be fatal to you. My safety is insured by my silence, for confession only can condemn me.
الصفحة 2 - This is to acquaint you, that I intend to send the true believers into Syria " to take it out of the hands of the infidels. And I would have you know, that the fighting for religion is an act of obedience to God.
الصفحة 79 - ... form of the Virgin with a crown on her head. The Dominicans fearing, by this discovery, to lose the fruits of their imposture, thought the best method would be to own the whole matter to Jetzer, and to engage him by the most seducing promises of opulence and glory, to carry on the cheat. Jetzer was persuaded, or at least appeared to be so. But the Dominicans, suspecting that he was not entirely...
الصفحة 124 - ... to meet in St. Paul's church by eleven, and walk in the middle isle till twelve, and after dinner from three to six; during which time some discoursed of business, others of news.
الصفحة 4 - Remember," said the successor of the prophet, "that you are always in the presence of God, on the verge of death, in the assurance of judgment, and the hope of paradise. Avoid injustice and oppression; consult with your brethren, and study to preserve the love and confidence of your troops. When you fight the battles of the Lord, acquit yourselves like men, without turning your backs; but let not your victory be stained with the blood of women or children.
الصفحة 228 - ... the power of physic. If you think this of any consequence, you will not fail to meet the author on Sunday next, at ten in the morning, or on Monday, (if the weather should be rainy on Sunday) near the first tree beyond the stile in...
الصفحة 4 - When you make any covenant or article, stand to it, and be as good as your word. As you go on you will find some religious persons...
الصفحة 217 - I presently hastened with my Bowl to a Port, almost a Day's Journey distant; the Way to which Place I knew, having been twice there employed, by my Master, about the Carriage of his...
الصفحة 227 - ... belief of what I am now going to write. — It has employed my invention ,for some time to find out a method of destroying another without exposing my own life : that I have accomplished, and defy the law.