He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue of women and children ; but as he approached the confines of Irak he was alarmed by the solitary or hostile face of the country, and suspected either the defection or ruin of his party. His fears... Littell's Living Age - Pagina 51872Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Edward Gibbon - 1789 - 424 pagina’s
...refolved to truft his perfon and family in the hands of a perfidious people. He traverfed the defert of Arabia with a timorous retinue of women and children;...approached the confines of ' Irak , he was alarmed by the folitary or hoftile face of the country , and fufpected either the defection or ruin of his party.... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 pagina’s
...resolved to trust his person and family in the hands of a perfidious people. He traversed the desart of Arabia with a timorous retinue of women and children...the country, and suspected either the defection or ruin of his party. His fears were just; Obeidollah, the governor of Cufa, had extinguished the first... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 526 pagina’s
...wisest friends, he resolved to trust his person and family in the hands of a perfidious people. He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue...the country, and suspected either the defection or ruin of his party. His fears were just ; Obeidollah, the governor of Cufa, had extinguished the first... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1807 - 492 pagina’s
...the Euphrates. With a feeble retinue of women and children, Hofein traverfed the Defert of Arabia; but as he approached the confines of Irak, he was alarmed by the hoftile face of the country. Obeidolhh,. the governor of Cufa, had extinguifhed the firft fparks of... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 488 pagina’s
...wisest friends, he resolved to trust his person and family in the hands of a perfidious people. He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue of women and children ; but as he approach-, ed the confines of Irak, he was alarmed by the solitary or hostile face of the country,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 522 pagina’s
...wisest friends, he resolved to trust his person and family in the hands of a perfidious people. He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue...children ; but as he approached the confines of Irak, be was alarmed by the solitary or hostile face of the country, and suspected either the defeclionor... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1843 - 550 pagina’s
...wisest friends, he resolved to trust his person and family in the hands of a perfidious people. He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue of women and children ; but as be approached the confines of Irak, he was alarmed by the solitary or hostile face of the country,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1844 - 546 pagina’s
...wisest friends, he resolved to trust his person and family in the hands of a perfidious people. He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue...hostile face of the country, and suspected either the defect Ħon or ruin of his party. His fears were just; Obeidollah, the governor of Cufa, had extinguished... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 578 pagina’s
...wisest friends, he resolved to trust his person and family in the hands of a perfidious people. He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue...approached the confines of Irak, he was alarmed by the peaceable disposition, and after a reign of six months, proffered his resignation to Moawiyah, rather... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 pagina’s
...his wisest friends, he resolved to trust his person and family in the hands of a perfidious peopla He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue...the country, and suspected either the defection or " These were, Hosein, All's son ; Abd necessity of having his son's title recogAllah, the Bon of Zubeir;... | |
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