 Great God! if my course were not stopped by this sea, I would still go on, to the unknown kingdoms of the West, preaching the unity of thy holy name, and putting to the »word the rebellious nations who worship any other gods than thee."( 153) Yet this...  Mohammed, Buddha and Christ, 4 lectures - Page 102by Marcus Dods - 1877Full view - About this book
 | 1905 - 606 pages
...' horse into the waves, and raising his eyes to heaven, ' exclaimed with the tones of a fanatic, " Great God ! if my ' course were not stopped by this...sword the rebellious ' nations who worship any other God than thee ! " ' Such is the temper that underlies all Arab achievement, and it is a temper, as... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 pages
...his horse into the waves, and raising his eyes to heaven, exclaimed with the tone of a fanatic : " Great " God! if my course were not stopped by this...still go on, to the unknown kingdoms of the West, preach" ing the unity of thy holy name, and putting to the sword *' the rebellious nations who worship... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 526 pages
...horse into the waves, and raising his eyes to heaven, exclaimed with the tone of •& £anafis<1 " Great " God ! if my course were not stopped by this sea, " I would'still go on, to the unknown kingdoms **• of the West, preaching the unity of thy holy " name,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 488 pages
...spurred his horse into the waves, and raising his eyes to heaven, exclaimed with the tone of a fanatic: " Great God ! if my course " were not stopped by this sea, I would still go on, to fi the unknown kingdoms of the West, preaching the " unity of thy holy name, and putting to the sword... | |
 | John Platts - 1825 - 706 pages
...Great God! if my course was not terminated by this sea, I would still advance to the unknown regions of the west, preaching the unity of thy holy name, and putting to the sword the rebellious nations that worship any other God but thee." A general revolt among the Greeks and Africans, recalled him... | |
 | John Platts - 1825 - 702 pages
...Great God ! if my course was not terminated by this sea, I would still advance to the unknown regions of the /west, preaching the unity of thy holy name, and putting to the sword the rebellious nations that worship any other God but thee." A general revolt among the Greeks and Africans, recalled him... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 546 pages
...Atlantic Ocean. He spurred his horse-into the waves and exclaimed, with the tone of a fanatic, " If I were not stopped by this sea, I would still go on " to the unknown kingdoms of the West!" but Akbah was unable to preserve his recent conquests, and he fell in an obstinate engagement. His... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 522 pages
...spurred his horse into the waves, and raising his eyes to heaven, exclaimed with the tone of a fanatic : "Great God! if my course were not stopped by this...preaching the unity of thy holy name, and putting to the »word the rebellious nations who worship any other gods than thee."( 153) Yet this Mahometan Alexander,... | |
 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - 1838 - 290 pages
...his horse into the waves, and, raising his eyes to heaven, exclaimed, " Great God! if my course was not stopped by this sea, I would still go on to the...sword the rebellious nations who worship any other god but thee." Mohammed Ben Cassam remarks, that Yezid was the first of the caliphs who drank wine,... | |
 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - 1838 - 518 pages
...his horse into the waves, and raising his eyes to heaven, exclaimed, " Great God, if my course was not stopped by this sea, I would still go on to the...sword the rebellious nations who worship any other god but thee." Mohammed Ben Cassem remarks, that Yezid was the first of the caliphs who drank wine,... | |
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