Historical Researches on the Wars and Sports of the Mongols and Romans: In which Elephants and Wild Beasts Were Employed Or Slain, and the Remarkable Local Agreement of History with the Remains of Such Animals Found in Europe and Siberia ... With a Map and Ten Plates |
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... present- ing him with the causes for such extraordinary wars and scenes as are here described ; and he was therefore necessitated to lay before him those circumstances which have reached us in various scat- tered authorities , in order ...
... present- ing him with the causes for such extraordinary wars and scenes as are here described ; and he was therefore necessitated to lay before him those circumstances which have reached us in various scat- tered authorities , in order ...
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... present inquiry , the usual interests and customs of society will perhaps be sufficient to bring found in Siberia , he changed his opinion , and thought they could have been transported only by a sudden inundation . Rees's Cyc ...
... present inquiry , the usual interests and customs of society will perhaps be sufficient to bring found in Siberia , he changed his opinion , and thought they could have been transported only by a sudden inundation . Rees's Cyc ...
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... present . Xenophon , Cyropædia , B. IV . p . 103 . For the manner of fighting , see Timur's battle with the Emperor of Capshac , when he invaded Russia . It is in the note on Russia , Ch . V. of this volume . " The silk of China was ...
... present . Xenophon , Cyropædia , B. IV . p . 103 . For the manner of fighting , see Timur's battle with the Emperor of Capshac , when he invaded Russia . It is in the note on Russia , Ch . V. of this volume . " The silk of China was ...
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... presents of such things ; that elephants were always employed on Kublai's journies and hunting expeditions ; that they were sent to any distance to fetch rare trees for his green mountain , & c .; the number will not be deemed ...
... presents of such things ; that elephants were always employed on Kublai's journies and hunting expeditions ; that they were sent to any distance to fetch rare trees for his green mountain , & c .; the number will not be deemed ...
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... present , and who had formerly been wounded by him in the eye , charged him with disrespect , and killed him with an arrow . Thus fell the generous Timur Melec , who has been compared with the Rus- tans and other heroes . SIEGE OF ...
... present , and who had formerly been wounded by him in the eye , charged him with disrespect , and killed him with an arrow . Thus fell the generous Timur Melec , who has been compared with the Rus- tans and other heroes . SIEGE OF ...
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Abul Ghazi Agricola ambassadors amphitheatre animals army arrived Asdrubal Asia Augustan History Bangalla Batou battle Bengal bones Britain British Britons Cæsar called Capschac Caracalla Caracorum Carausius Catrou CHAP China Claudius commanded conquest Constantine court death defeated elephants emirs Emperor empire encamped Encyc enemy feet fled fossil four Gaul Gelaleddin Genghis Khan gold governor Grand Khan hair Hannibal head Hindostan hippopotamus horns hundred thousand hunting hyæna invaded Irtish island Julius Cæsar Kaidu killed king kingdom Kublai legions Lena lions lords Mammoth marched Marco Polo Maximus Mehemed miles Moguls Mongols morse mountains narwal Octai Otrar palace Pegu Persia phants prince province Rees's Cyc reign REMAINS OF ELEPHANTS rhinoceros river Roman Rome Russian Samarcand sent Severus Siberia silver slain soldiers Strahlenberg Suetonius Sultan Tacitus Tangut Tartars teeth thousand horse three hundred throne tigers Timur Tobolsk Touschi troops tusks twenty victory walrus wild beasts
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Page 126 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, • — which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus, and of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 120 - Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength Glories...
Page 402 - When they hunted the woods for prey, it is said, that they attacked the shepherd rather than his flock; and that they curiously selected the most delicate and brawny parts, both of males and females, which they prepared for their horrid repasts.
Page 120 - A shout, that tore hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night. All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air With orient colours waving : with them rose A forest huge of spears ; and thronging helms Appear'd, and serried shields in thick array Of depth immeasurable...
Page 330 - The beauteous figure of Zenobia was confined by fetters of gold ; a slave supported the gold chain which encircled her neck, and she almost fainted under the intolerable weight of jewels. She preceded on foot the magnificent chariot, in which she once hoped to enter the gates of Rome.
Page 330 - The pomp was opened by twenty elephants, four royal tigers, and above two hundred of the most curious animals from every climate of the North, the East, and the South. They were followed by sixteen hundred gladiators, devoted to the cruel amusement of the amphitheatre. The wealth of Asia, the arms and ensigns of so many conquered nations, and the magnificent plate and wardrobe of the Syrian queen, were disposed in exact symmetry or artful disorder. The ambassadors of the most remote parts of the...
Page 138 - Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose, like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven ; The roof was fretted gold.
Page 8 - Gengiskan, qui ont dévasté l'Asie; et nous verrons que nous devons au christianisme, et dans le gouvernement un certain droit politique, et dans la guerre un certain droit des gens que la nature humaine ne sauroit assez reconnoître.
Page 5 - The man who fairly and completely answers this argument, shall have my thanks and my applause. My heart is already with him. I am ready to be converted. I admire his morality, and would gladly subscribe to the articles of his faith. Grateful as I am to the GOOD BEING whose bounty has imparted to me this reasoning intellect, whatever it is, I hold myself proportionably indebted to him from whose enlightened understanding another ray of knowledge communicates to mine.
Page 169 - From the Irtish and Volga to the Persian Gulf, and from the Ganges to Damascus and the Archipelago, Asia was in the hand of Timour: his armies were invincible, his ambition was boundless, and his zeal might aspire to conquer and convert the Christian kingdoms of the West, which already trembled at his name.