 The sight of his blood, and the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose arms and counsels were the firmest rampart of the city. As he withdrew from his station in quest of a surgeon, his flight was perceived and stopped by the indefatigable...  The Lutheran Magazine - Pagina 1711830Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pagina’s
...themselves were incapable of forming any just or adequate idea. The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced...gauntlet of John Justiniani. The sight of his blood, and 'the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose arms and counsels were the firmest rampart... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 pagina’s
...themselves were incapable of forming any just or adequate idea. The immediate lossof Constantinople maybe ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced the...gauntlet of John Justiniani. The sight of his blood, and the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose arms and counsels were, the firmest rampart... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - 1823 - 336 pagina’s
...213. Note 20. And stanch the blood-drops, Genoa's fallen son ! " The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced the gauntlet of John Justiniani (a Genoese chief). The sight of his blood, and exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 pagina’s
...themselves were incapable of forming any just or adequate idea. The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced...gauntlet of John Justiniani. The sight of his blood, and the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose arms and counsels were the firmest rampart... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pagina’s
...themselves were incapable of forming any just or adequate idea. The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced...gauntlet of John Justiniani. The sight of his blood, and the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose arms and counsels were the firmest rampart... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pagina’s
...themselves were incapable of forming any just or adequate idea. The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced...gauntlet of John Justiniani. The sight of his blood, and the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose arms and counsels were the firmest rampart... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pagina’s
...themselves were incapable of forming any just or adequate idea. The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced...gauntlet of John Justiniani. The sight of his blood, and the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose arms and counsels were the firmest rampart... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1829 - 764 pagina’s
...describe, they ascended the breach, regardless of the storm of arrows, stones, balls, and musket bullets, showered on them. The dust of the combat darkened...bullet, or arrow, which pierced the gauntlet of John Justinian!. The sight of his blood, and his exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1829 - 482 pagina’s
...themselves were incapable of forming any just or adequate idea. The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced the gauntlet of John Justiuiani. The sight of his blood, and the exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, wnose... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans, Reginald Heber - 1833 - 526 pagina’s
...189, col. 2. And stanch the blood-drops, Genoa'» fallen son I " The immediate loss of Constantinople may be ascribed to the bullet, or arrow, which pierced the gauntlet of John Justiniani (a Genoese chief). The sight of his blood, and exquisite pain, appalled the courage of the chief, whose... | |
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