Secret Societies of the Middle AgesCharles Knight & Company, 1837 - 408 páginas |
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... tion of the Library - Fate of Rukn - ed - deen - Massacre of the Ismaïlites - St . Louis and the Assassins - Mission for the Conversion of the People of Kuhistan - Con- clusion • 156 THE TEMPLARS . CHAPTER I. Introduction - The Crusades ...
... tion of the Library - Fate of Rukn - ed - deen - Massacre of the Ismaïlites - St . Louis and the Assassins - Mission for the Conversion of the People of Kuhistan - Con- clusion • 156 THE TEMPLARS . CHAPTER I. Introduction - The Crusades ...
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... tion , and to excite its reverence and awe . Finally , the veil which they drew around their proceedings enabled the members of these secret societies to combine their efforts , and arrange their plans , in security and without ...
... tion , and to excite its reverence and awe . Finally , the veil which they drew around their proceedings enabled the members of these secret societies to combine their efforts , and arrange their plans , in security and without ...
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... tion is at an end . Even the amendment of the con- stitution so effected is its destruction . Yet most of the more remarkable secret associa- tions which have existed in different ages and coun- tries have probably either been ...
... tion is at an end . Even the amendment of the con- stitution so effected is its destruction . Yet most of the more remarkable secret associa- tions which have existed in different ages and coun- tries have probably either been ...
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... tion of the Greeks , combined with mysticism and the wild fancy of the Asiatics to transform the simplicity of the religion of Christ into a revolting system of intricate metaphysics and gross idolatry , which aided the influence of ...
... tion of the Greeks , combined with mysticism and the wild fancy of the Asiatics to transform the simplicity of the religion of Christ into a revolting system of intricate metaphysics and gross idolatry , which aided the influence of ...
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... tion terminated in a doctrine subversive of all religion and of all morality . As we have seen , the Dai - al - doat , or chief mission- ary , resided at Cairo , to direct the operations of the society , while the subordinate dais ...
... tion terminated in a doctrine subversive of all religion and of all morality . As we have seen , the Dai - al - doat , or chief mission- ary , resided at Cairo , to direct the operations of the society , while the subordinate dais ...
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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.