 Constantine, but which in a few hours had been stripped of the pomp of royalty. A melancholy reflection on the vicissitudes of human greatness forced itself on his mind, and he repeated an elegant distich of Persian poetry: 'The spider has wove his web...  The Lusiad: An Epic Poem - الصفحة 419بواسطة Luís de Camões - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 585عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - 1838 - عدد الصفحات: 492
...august but desolate mansion of the great Constantine, when, according to Gibbon, a melancholy reflection forced itself on his mind, and he repeated an elegant...in the imperial palace; and the owl hath sung her watch song on the towers of Afrasiab." On the towers near the sea of Marmora are the following inscriptions:... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 408
...emperors, was strongly impressed with the silence and desolation which reigned within its precincts. " A melancholy reflection on the vicissitudes of human...the owl hath sung her watch-song on the towers of Afrasiab.'"—Decline and Fall, &c., vol. xii. page 240. Note 22, page 217, line 11. The bowl of liberty.... | |
 | Old Humphrey, Peter Parley - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 376
...greatness forced itself upon his mind, and he repeated this distich of Arabian poetry: ' The spider hath wove his web in the imperial palace, and the owl hath sung her watch-song on the towers of Afrasiab.'" CHAP. XXII. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. RANKS. RELIGION. AUGURS. MANY DEITIES. CHRISTIANITY. TEMPLES. FUNERAL... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...emperors, was strongly impressed with the silence and desolation which reigned within its precincts. " A melancholy reflection on the vicissitudes of human...hath sung her watch-song on the towers of Afrasiab.' " Decline and Fall, cf-c., vol. xii. p. 240. NOTE 22. The bowl of liberty. One of the ceremonies by... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 416
...emperors, was strongly impressed with the silence and desolation which reigned within its precincts. " A melancholy reflection on the vicissitudes of human...the owl hath sung her watch-song on the towers of Arrasiab.'" Decline and Fall, i)V., vol. xii. p. 240. NOTE 22. The bowl of liberty. One of the ceremonies... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 406
...emperors, was strongly impressed with the silence and desolation which reigned within its precincts. " A melancholy reflection on the vicissitudes of human...and he repeated an elegant distich of Persian poetry : 1 The spider has wove his web in the imperial palace, and the owl hath sung her watch-song on the... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1841 - عدد الصفحات: 370
...proceeded to the august but desolate mansion of a hundred successors of the first Constantino; but which, in a few hours, had been stripped of the pomp of royalty....the vicissitudes of human greatness forced itself upon his mind, and he repeated an elegant distich of Persian poetry : " The spider has wove his web... | |
 | George Bush - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 240
...the waning glories of the Crescent, and tolling afresh the knell of the dynasty of the Ottomans. " The spider has wove his web in the imperial palace, and the owl hath sung her watchsong in the towers of Afrasiab." * While Constantinople was besieged by the Turks, some of the priests,... | |
 | George Bush - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 240
...the waning glories of the Crescent, and tolling afresh the knell of the dynasty of the Ottomans. " The spider has wove his web in the imperial palace, and the owl hath sung her watchsong in the towers of Afrasiab." * While Constantinople was besieged by the Turks, some of the priests,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...proceeded to the august but desolate mansion of a hundred successors of the great Constantine, but which, in a few hours, had been stripped of the .pomp of...hath sung her watchsong on the towers of Afrasiab." Sanguinary as Mahomet was, the manner in which he treated the vanquished did him honor. He left the... | |
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