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" ... eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and his twelve companions had reached the summit; the giant was precipitated from the rampart; he rose on one knee, and was again oppressed by a shower of darts and stones. But his success had proved... "
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Page 299
by Edward Gibbon - 1846
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Lights and Shadows of European History, Volume 1

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 332 pages
...other, he ascended the outer fortification. Of the thirty janizaries who were emulous of his valor, eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and...from the rampart ; he rose on one knee, and was again overwhelmed by a shower of darts and stones. But his success had proved that the achievement was possible...
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Lights and Shadows of European History, Volume 1

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 338 pages
...other, he ascended the outer fortification. Of the thirty janizaries who were emulous of his valor, eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and his twelve companions had reached ihe summit ; the giant was precipitated from the rampart ; he rose on one knee, and was again overwhelmed...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 6

Edward Gibbon - 1851 - 694 pages
...other, he ascended the outward fortification : of the thirty Janizaries, who were emulous of his valor, eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and...his twelve companions had reached the summit : the 58 In the severe censure of the flight of Justiniani, Phranza expresses his own feelings and those...
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Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...other, he ascended the outward fortification ; of the thirty janizaries, who were emulous of his valour, eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and...swarm of Turks ; and the Greeks, now driven from the vantageground, were overwhelmed by increasing multitudes. Amidst these multitudes, the emperor, who...
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The Rudiments of English Grammar and Analysis

Ernest Adams - 1871 - 144 pages
...gun, the Turks assaulted the city by sea and by land. The Giant was precipitated from the ramparts ; he rose on one knee and was again oppressed by a shower of darts and stones. In a spring noon or a summer evening, on whichever side I turn my eyes, myriads of happy beings crowd...
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Blackie's comprehensive school series, Issue 6

Blackie and son, ltd - 1880 - 406 pages
...fortification; of the thirty Janizaries who were emulous of his valour eighteen perished in the bold attempt. Hassan and his twelve companions had reached the summit;...precipitated from the rampart, he rose on one knee, nnd was again oppressed by a shower of darts and stones. But his success had proved that the achievement...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 6

Edward Gibbon - 1880 - 662 pages
...other, he ascended the outward fortification : of the thirty Janizaries, who were emulous of his valor, eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and...his twelve companions had reached the summit : the ** In the severe censure of the flight of Justiniani, Phranza expresses in-, own feelings and those...
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A Text-book on English Literature: With Copious Extracts from the Leading ...

Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 492 pages
...other, he ascended the outward fortification; of the thirty janizaries who were emulous of his valor eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and...swarm of Turks; and the Greeks, now driven from the vantage-ground, were overwhelmed by increasing multitudes. Amidst these multitudes, the emperor, who...
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The Standard authors reader, arranged and annotated by the editor of 'Poetry ...

Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 pages
...other, he ascended the outward fortification : of the thirty Janizaries who were emulous of his valour, eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and...swarm of Turks ; and the Greeks, now driven from the vantage-ground, were overwhelmed by increasing multitudes. Amidst these multitudes, the emperor, who...
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Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life ..., Volume 1

Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 1886 - 420 pages
...other, he ascended the outward fortification : of the thirty Janizaries who were emulous of his valor, eighteen perished in the bold adventure. Hassan and...swarm of Turks: and the Greeks, now driven from the vantage-ground, were overwhelmed by increasing multitudes. ... It was thus, after a siege of fifty-three...
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