 Philadelphia alone has been saved by prophecy, or courage. At a distance from the sea, forgotten by the emperors, encompassed on all sides by the Turks, her valiant citizens defended their religion and freedom above fourscore years; and at length capitulated...  Missionary Register - الصفحة 3241827عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...years; and at length capitulated with (Orchan) the proudest of ihe Ottomans." '• Among the Greet, colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect; a column in a scene of ruins: a pleasing example, that the paths of honour and safety may be the same." — Decline and Fall of the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 512
...gotten by the emperors, encompassed on all sides by the Turks, her valiant citizens defended their religion and freedom above fourscore years; and at...Philadelphia is still erect; a column in a scene of ruins ; a pleasing example, that the paths of honour „, and safety may sometimes be the same. The servitude... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 482
...forgotten by the Emperors, encompassed on all sides by the Turks, her valiant citizens defended their religion and freedom above fourscore years, and at length capitulated with the F f 3 proudest and the Arabian Marakeschi, (de Guignes, tom. ii. p. ii. p. 76. 77.). See likewise the... | |
 | 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 770
...forgotten Ajf the Emperon, encompassed on all sides by the Turks, her valiant citizens defended their religion and freedom above fourscore years, and at...Philadelphia is still erect, a column in a scene of ruins ; a pleasing example that the paths of honour and safety may sometimes be the same." Gibbon's Decline... | |
 | 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...by the Turks, her valiant citizens defended their religion and freedom above fourscore years, :imi at length capitulated with the proudest of the Ottomans....Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia U still erect, a column in a. scene of ruins; a pleasing example that the paths of honour and safety... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...forgotten by " the emperors, encompassed on all sides by the " Turks, her valiant sons defended their religion " and freedom above fourscore years, and...Philadelphia is still erect, a column in a scene of " ruins, a pleasing example that the paths of honour " and safety may sometimes be the same." Such is the language... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 458
...forgotten by the emperors, encompassed on all sides by the Turks, her valiant citizens defended their religion and freedom above fourscore years ; and at...proudest of the Ottomans. Among the Greek colonies and chtirches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect ; a column in a scene of ruins ; a pleasing example,... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1824 - عدد الصفحات: 774
...forgotten by the emperor, encompassed on all Bides by the 'Turks, her valiant citizens defended their religion and freedom above fourscore years, and at...length capitulated with the proudest of the Ottomans in 13iK>. Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect — a column in... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 630
...forgotten by the emperor, encompassed on all sides by the Turks, her valiant citizens defended their religion and freedom above fourscore years, and at...length capitulated with the proudest of the Ottomans (Bajazet) in 1390. Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect — a... | |
 | 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 394
...emperors, encompassed on all sides by the Turks, her valiant citizens defended her religion and freedoir* above fourscore years; and, at length/, capitulated...may be added, the circumstance that Philadelphia is BOW called Allah-Shehr, 'the City of God,' when viewed in connexion with the promises made to that... | |
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