 | 1788 - 532 Seiten
...alive into the h mds of the infijcls. The prudent defpair of Cimftantine caft away thï purple : amidft the tumult he fell by an unknown hand, and his body was buried under a mountain of the flain. After his death, refinance and order were no more : the Greeks fbd towards the city ¡ and mr.ny... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 470 Seiten
...exclamation was heard, " Cannot there be found a Chriftian to " cut off my head (60) ?" and his laft fear was that of falling alive into the hands of the infidels (61). The prudent defpair of (Jonftantine caft away the purple : amidft the tumult he fellotathof by... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1789 - 372 Seiten
...exclamation was heard , " Cannot there be " found a Chriftian to cut off my head '"?" and his laft fear was that of falling alive into the hands of the infidels ". The prudent defpair of Conftantine caft away the purple : amidft the tumult be fell by an unknoNyn hand , and his... | |
 | 1795 - 758 Seiten
...mournful exclamation was heard, " Cannot there be found a Chriftian to cut off my head .'" His laft fear was that of falling alive into the hands of the Infidels. He had before prudently caft away the purple ; in the confufion of the attack he fell by an unknown... | |
 | John Adams - 1795 - 480 Seiten
...mournful exclamation was heard, " Cannot there " be found a Chriftian to cut off my head !" His laft fear was that of falling alive into the hands of the infidels. He had before prudently caft away the purple; in the confufion of the attack, he fell by an unknown... | |
 | 1795 - 768 Seiten
...his mournful exclamation was heard, " Cannot diere be found a Chriftianto cut off my head !" Hislall fear was that of falling alive into the hands of the Infidels. He had before prudently catt away the purple ; in the confudon of the attack he fell by an unknown... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 Seiten
...: his mournful exclamation was heard, " Can" not there be found a Christian to cut off my head ?"60 and his last fear was that of falling alive into the hands of the Death of infidels.81 The prudent despair of Constantino cast away ror Con^" *ne purple : amidst the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1807 - 492 Seiten
...mournful exclamation was heard, ** Cannot there be 6» found a Chriftian to cut off my head !" His laft fear was that of falling alive into the hands of the Infidels. He had before prudently caft away the purple ; in the confufion of the attack, he fell by an unknown... | |
 | William Hales - 1812 - 692 Seiten
...multitudes; the emperor, after performing all the duties of a general and a soldier, fell amidst the tumult, by an unknown hand, and his body was buried under a mountain of the slain. About 2000 Christians * Only 4970 citizens enrolled their names for the defence of the city, out of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1813 - 556 Seiten
...iuickle. the the infidels ". The prudent defpair of Conftan- CHAP, tine caft away the purple : amidft the tumult he fell by an unknown hand, and his body was buried under a mountain of the flain. After his Death of death, refiftance and order were no more : the *e ^mPe Greeks fled towards... | |
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... all the duties of a general and a soldier, was long seen and finally lost. The nobles, who fought round his person, sustained, till their last breath, the honourable names of Palaeologus and Cantacuzene: his mournful exclamation was heard, "Cannot... 
