Secret Societies of the Middle AgesCharles Knight & Company, 1837 - 408 páginas |
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... authorities would not have tolerated . The facilities afforded by the system of secret asso- ciation , and it may even be said the temptations which it presents , to the pursuit of political objects forbidden by the laws , are so great ...
... authorities would not have tolerated . The facilities afforded by the system of secret asso- ciation , and it may even be said the temptations which it presents , to the pursuit of political objects forbidden by the laws , are so great ...
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... authority in substitution for that of the state , which lies paralysed and power- less , and turning to account even the superstitions and terrors of the popular imagination by making these , as excited by their dark organization and ...
... authority in substitution for that of the state , which lies paralysed and power- less , and turning to account even the superstitions and terrors of the popular imagination by making these , as excited by their dark organization and ...
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... Ouvrage de Mirkhond sur la Dynastie des Ismaelites , and Malcolm's His- tory of Persia , are the principal authorities for the following account of the Assassins . A different picture was at this time presented by the.
... Ouvrage de Mirkhond sur la Dynastie des Ismaelites , and Malcolm's His- tory of Persia , are the principal authorities for the following account of the Assassins . A different picture was at this time presented by the.
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... during * Macrisi is Hammer's authority for the preceding ac- count of Abdallah . It is to be observed that this Abdallah is unnoticed by Herbelot . an entire century between the followers of Carmath and the THE ASSASSINS . 35.
... during * Macrisi is Hammer's authority for the preceding ac- count of Abdallah . It is to be observed that this Abdallah is unnoticed by Herbelot . an entire century between the followers of Carmath and the THE ASSASSINS . 35.
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... authority for this account of a society which chiefly flourished in the tenth and eleventh centuries is Macrisi , a writer of the fifteenth century . His authorities were doubtless of more ancient date , but we know not who they were or ...
... authority for this account of a society which chiefly flourished in the tenth and eleventh centuries is Macrisi , a writer of the fifteenth century . His authorities were doubtless of more ancient date , but we know not who they were or ...
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Página 196 - Not to us, O Lord, not to us : but to thy name give glory.
Página 172 - Never, never more shall we behold that generous loyalty to rank and sex, that proud submission, that dignified obedience, that subordination of the heart, which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom.
Página 163 - From his Haram of night-flowers stealing away ; And the wind, full of wantonness, woos like a lover The young aspen-trees, till they tremble all over. When the East is as warm as the light of first hopes, And Day, with his banner of radiance unfurled, Shines in through the mountainous portal* that opes, Sublime, from that Valley of bliss to the world...
Página 164 - The imperial ensign, which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind...
Página 73 - In order that none without his license might find their way into this delicious valley, he caused a strong and inexpugnable castle to be erected at the opening of it ; through which the entry was by a secret passage.
Página 74 - And then before the whole court who listened to them with eager curiosity and astonishment, they gave a circumstantial account of the scenes to which they had been witnesses. The chief thereupon addressing them said: "We have the assurances of our prophet that he who defends his lord shall inherit Paradise, and if you show yourselves devoted to the obedience of my orders, that happy lot awaits you.
Página 73 - Upon awakening from this state of lethargy, their senses were struck with all the delightful objects that have been described, and each perceived himself surrounded by lovely damsels, singing, playing, and attracting his regards by the most fascinating caresses, serving him also with delicate viands and exquisite wines; until intoxicated with excess of enjoyment amidst actual rivulets of milk and wine, he believed himself assuredly in Paradise, and felt an unwillingness to relinquish its delights.
Página 349 - Fehms, from wife and child, from father and mother, from sister and brother, from fire and wind, from all that the sun shines on and the rain covers, from all that is between sky and ground, especially from the man who knows the law...
Página 73 - ... viands and exquisite wines; until intoxicated with excess of enjoyment amidst actual rivulets of milk and wine, he believed himself assuredly in Paradise, and felt an unwillingness to relinquish its delights. When four or five days had thus been passed, they were thrown once more into a state of somnolency, and carried out of the garden.