 They wept, they embraced ; regardless of their families and fortunes, they devoted their lives ; and each commander, departing to his station, maintained, all night, a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The Emperor, and some faithful companions,...  The European Magazine, and London Review - Page 2541788Full view - About this book
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1788 - 470 pages
...another fpeech, in which he addrefles himfelf more refpcdlfully to the Latin auxiliaries. the rampart. The emperor, and fome faithful companions, entered...and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the facrament of the holy communion. He repofed fome moments in the palace, which refounded with cries... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 512 pages
...his station, maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosch; and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1806 - 564 pages
...maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The Emperor, and some faith- , ful companions, entered the dom'e of St Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosch ; ' and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1813 - 556 pages
...anxious watch on the rampart. The Emperor, and fonrte faithful companions, entered the dome of St.Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mofch...and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the facrament of the holy communion. He repofed fonie moments in the palace, 55 I am afraid that this difcourfe... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 pages
...his station, maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the ramparts. The emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosch ; and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1851 - 694 pages
...Kyrie eleeson, which were heard from the dark interior of the city. Yon Hammer, p. 539. — M. ful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours, was to be converted into a mosque ; and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1852 - 860 pages
...scene on the day before the assault is thus described by an eye-witness: — 'The emperor and some I Sަ + e S S |x wm(O ? < : W, NLn Ɨ5 X ; Xn hd H 0љ mosque, and devoutly received with tears and prayers the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1855 - 628 pages
...assigns him another tained all night a vigilaut and anxious watch on the rampart. The emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosch, and devoutly received with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Religion - 1855 - 664 pages
...his station, maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The Emperor and some faithful companions entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosque, and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1855 - 632 pages
...vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the I <Jf dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted ' into a mosch, and devoutly received with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
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