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Emir Malek, Prince of the Assassins, an Historical Novel [Signed J. B. ] John Henry Barrow No preview available - 2015 |
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alarm already Anzad arms Asia Assassins astonishment beautiful Bendocadar Blois brave bray cavern chamber Christian Clare Cyprus danger dark death Dervise distant dreadful Edward Eleanor of Castile Emir endeavoured enemy eyes faith fate favour fear felt fierce Fitz-Omer fortune gambeson Giaour Gilbert de Clare Hadjee Malek hand hath hauberk head heard heart heaven holy honour hour Hussun Ilderim infidel Isabel De Rous Kaled King King of Cyprus Lady lamp Lapida looked Mameluke manner Maronite men at arms ment mountain mute noble observed once passion perished person present Prince Princess prophet Ptolemais racter Reginald replied retired Richard de Mowbray rock Saracen Scheik scimitar Sieur de Guyon Sir Knight Sir Richard slave smile Soldan soldiers soul spirit stood Subah sword Syria tain thee thine thou art thou hast thou shalt tion Tortosa Urumea Validah vengeance voice Voysie wild wouldst young Zingaree
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Page 4 - ... to be administered to ten or a dozen of the youths; and when half dead with sleep he had them conveyed to the several apartments of the palaces in the garden. Upon awakening from...
Page 5 - In Paradise, through the favour of your highness:" 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...
Page 2 - In a beautiful valley enclosed between two lofty mountains, he had formed a luxurious garden, stored with every delicious fruit and every fragrant shrub that could be procured. Palaces of various sizes and forms were erected in different parts of the grounds, ornamented with works in gold, with paintings, and with furniture of rich silks.
Page 3 - ... a disposition for martial exercises, and appeared to possess the quality of daring courage. To them he was in the daily practice of discoursing on the subject of the Paradise announced by the prophet, and of his own power of granting admission; and at certain times he caused...
Page 2 - ... continually sporting and amusing themselves in the garden and pavilions, their female guardians being confined within doors and never suffered to appear. The object which the chief had in view in forming a garden of this fascinating kind, was this: that Mahomet having promised to those who should obey his will the enjoyments of Paradise, where every species of sensual gratification should be found, in the society of beautiful nymphs, he was desirous of...
Page 4 - 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. Upon their being introduced to his presence, and questioned by him as to where they had been, their answer was, " in paradise, through the favour of your highness...
Page 2 - Clothed in rich dresses they were seen continually sporting and amusing themselves in the garden and pavilions; their female guardians being confined within doors, and never suffered to appear. The object which the chief had in view in forming a garden of this fascinating kind, was this: that...
Page 2 - By means of small conduits contrived in these buildings, streams of wine, milk, honey, and some of pure water, were seen to flow in every direction. The inhabitants of these palaces were elegant and beautiful damsels, accomplished in the arts of singing, playing upon all sorts of musical instruments, dancing, and especially those of dalliance and amorous allurement. Clothed in rich dresses they were seen continually sporting and amusing themselves in the garden and pavilions; their female guardians...
Page 5 - Paradise through the favour of your highness." 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...
Page xviii - Toute leur éducation avait pour objet de les convaincre qu'en obéissant aveuglément aux ordres de leur chef, ils s'assuraient après la mort la jouissance de tous les plaisirs qui peuvent flatter les sens.