Lights and Shadows of European History, Volume 1Bradbury, Soden & Company, 1844 - 320 pagina's |
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Pagina 18
... in pro- jecting heavy bodies is said to have been discovered by Berthold Schwartz , a monk of Mayence , about the year 1300. It was not much used for military purposes till 1350 ; and , indeed , it was not generally 18 GENERAL VIEW .
... in pro- jecting heavy bodies is said to have been discovered by Berthold Schwartz , a monk of Mayence , about the year 1300. It was not much used for military purposes till 1350 ; and , indeed , it was not generally 18 GENERAL VIEW .
Pagina 40
... constructed a wooden They tell us horse of pro- digious size , in the body of which they concealed a number of armed men , and then retired towards the sea - shore to induce the enemy to believe that. 40 PASSAGES IN GRECIAN HISTORY .
... constructed a wooden They tell us horse of pro- digious size , in the body of which they concealed a number of armed men , and then retired towards the sea - shore to induce the enemy to believe that. 40 PASSAGES IN GRECIAN HISTORY .
Pagina 56
... body covered with snakes instead of hair . They then appeared before Minos , Rhadamanthus , and acus , the three judges of the infernal regions , by whom the wicked were condemned to torments , and the good rewarded with heavenly ...
... body covered with snakes instead of hair . They then appeared before Minos , Rhadamanthus , and acus , the three judges of the infernal regions , by whom the wicked were condemned to torments , and the good rewarded with heavenly ...
Pagina 74
... body of barbarians to oppose another . This expedient had its use , in circumstances of immediate danger ; but when these were past , the Romans found it as difficult to rid themselves of their new allies as of their former enemies ...
... body of barbarians to oppose another . This expedient had its use , in circumstances of immediate danger ; but when these were past , the Romans found it as difficult to rid themselves of their new allies as of their former enemies ...
Pagina 75
... body of Goths had been called in to assist the regular forces , under Alaric , their king ; but what was brought in to stop the universal decline proved the last mortal stab to the empire . This Gothic prince , from an ally , became a ...
... body of Goths had been called in to assist the regular forces , under Alaric , their king ; but what was brought in to stop the universal decline proved the last mortal stab to the empire . This Gothic prince , from an ally , became a ...
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Pagina 160 - ... houses all in one flame: the noise and cracking and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children, the hurry of people, the fall of Towers, Houses and Churches, was like a hideous storm, and the aire all about so hot and inflamed, that at the last one was not able to approach it, so that they were forced to stand still and let the flames burn on, which they did for neere two miles in length and one in bredth.
Pagina 314 - ... their progress was various and doubtful; but, after a conflict of two hours, the Greeks still maintained and improved their advantage; and the voice of the emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country. In that fatal moment the Janizaries arose, fresh, vigorous, and invincible. The sultan himself on horseback, with an iron mace in his hand, was the spectator and judge of their...
Pagina 300 - ... a coat, one half white, and the other half black or blue ; a long beard ; a silk hood buttoned under his chin, embroidered with grotesque figures of animals, dancing men, &c. and sometimes ornamented with gold, silver, and precious stones.
Pagina 312 - days, the fate of Constantinople could no longer be averted. The diminutive garrison was exhausted by a double attack; the fortifications, which had stood for ages against hostile violence, were dismantled on all sides by the Ottoman cannon; many breaches were opened; and near the gate of Saint Romanus four towers had been levelled with the ground.
Pagina 316 - It was thus, after a siege of fifty-three days, that Constantinople, which had defied the power of Chosroes, the Chagan, and the caliphs, was irretrievably subdued by the arms of Mahomet the second.
Pagina 294 - Romans. With the northern invaders, however, it was rather a predominant appetite than an amusement ; it was their pride and their ornament, the theme of their songs, the object of their laws, and the business of their lives.
Pagina 315 - The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced the gauntlet of John Justiniani. The sight of his blood, and the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose arms and counsels were the firmest rampart of the city. As he withdrew from his station in quest of a surgeon, his flight was perceived and stopped by the indefatigable emperor. "Your wound," exclaimed Palaeologus, "is slight; the danger is pressing: your presence is necessary; and whither...
Pagina 133 - I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament : for God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement, but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they shall receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
Pagina 313 - ... joined the camp in the blind hope of plunder and martyrdom. The common impulse drove them onwards to the wall: the most audacious to climb were instantly precipitated; and not a dart, not a bullet, of the Christians was idly wasted on the accumulated throng. But their strength and ammunition were exhausted in this laborious defence ; the ditch was...
Pagina 165 - The nation was so intoxicated with the spirit of adventure, that people became a prey to the grossest delusion. An obscure projector, pretending to have formed a very advantageous scheme, which, however, he did not explain, published proposals for a subscription, in which he promised, that in one month the particulars of his project should be disclosed. In the mean time...