The History of the Saracens: Comprising the Lives of Mohammed and His Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph : with an Account of Their Most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Revolts, Etc. : Collected from Authentic Sources, Especially Arabic MssBell & Daldy, 1871 - 512 pages |
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... Castle gate . The embarrassment this simplicity drew him into , is very fully stated in the following copious apology he addressed to the Earl of Oxford , which we have transcribed from the original ; perhaps it may be a useful memorial ...
... Castle gate . The embarrassment this simplicity drew him into , is very fully stated in the following copious apology he addressed to the Earl of Oxford , which we have transcribed from the original ; perhaps it may be a useful memorial ...
Page xiv
... Castle . His biogra- pher thus accounts for his unfortunate situation : -Having married very young , he was encumbered with a family early in life ; his preferment in the church was not answerable to his reputation as a scholar ; his ...
... Castle . His biogra- pher thus accounts for his unfortunate situation : -Having married very young , he was encumbered with a family early in life ; his preferment in the church was not answerable to his reputation as a scholar ; his ...
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... castles ; but after a siege of fifteen days , were forced to surrender at discretion . Moham- med ordered their hands to be tied behind them , determined to put them all to the sword , and was with great difficulty * Abulfeda , Vit ...
... castles ; but after a siege of fifteen days , were forced to surrender at discretion . Moham- med ordered their hands to be tied behind them , determined to put them all to the sword , and was with great difficulty * Abulfeda , Vit ...
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... castle , which was a very strong one , Salcan , his foster - brother , went alone to visit him in the dusk of the evening ; and , entering into conversation , told him some little stories of Mohammed , which he knew would please him ...
... castle , which was a very strong one , Salcan , his foster - brother , went alone to visit him in the dusk of the evening ; and , entering into conversation , told him some little stories of Mohammed , which he knew would please him ...
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... castles , that after twenty - five days , they surrendered at dis- cretion . He referred the settlement of the conditions to Saad , son of Moad ; who being wounded by an arrow at the ditch , had wished he might only live to be revenged ...
... castles , that after twenty - five days , they surrendered at dis- cretion . He referred the settlement of the conditions to Saad , son of Moad ; who being wounded by an arrow at the ditch , had wished he might only live to be revenged ...
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Abbas Abdallah Abdalmelik Abdarrhaman Abu Obeidah Abu Sofian Abubeker Abulfeda Acbar afterwards Alashtar Aleppo Ali's Amrou answered apostle apostle of God Arabians Arabs army asked Ayesha bade Bassorah battle besieged caliph called camel camp castle Christians command Cufah Cufians D'Herbelot Damascus death Derar desired Edition Egypt Ehwaz emperor enemy faithful father favour fell fight friends gave give governor Greeks hand Hasan hath head heard heaven Hejaj Hejirah Heraclius History horse Hosein hundred Kaaba Kaled killed Koran Koreish letter Malec Mecca Medina Merwan messenger Moawiyah Mohammed Mohammed's Mohammedan Moktar mosque Musab Mussulmans never night Obeidollah Omar Othman party Persian person Portrait prayers prisoners prophet received religion Saïd Saracens sent Serjabil siege SIMON OCKLEY soon sword Syria Telha thee things thou thousand told took Translated tribe vols whilst words Yezid Youkinna Ziyad Zobeir
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