A History of the Turks: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeJ. Blackwood, 1856 - 386 Seiten The author intended this book to be a concise yet comprehensive history of the Ottoman Empire. He begins with the decline of the Byzantine Empire. He credits the Russo-Turkish War to the increased aggression of the Russians in the preceding century. The author especially focuses on international relations and Turkey's recent history, particularly Russian intentions and the ways in which British foreign policy affected certain outcomes. |
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Seite 298 - Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred. Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd. Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro' the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reel'd from the sabre-stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Seite 98 - ... of command. In the space of an hour, the male captives were bound with cords, the females with their veils and girdles. The senators were linked with their slaves ; the prelates, with the porters of the church ; and young men of a plebeian class with noble maids, whose faces had been invisible to the sun and their nearest kindred.
Seite 319 - I shall then march upon Damascus and Aleppo. On advancing into the country, the discontented will flock round my standard, and swell my army. I will announce to the people the abolition of servitude and of the tyrannical governments of the pashas. I shall arrive at Constantinople with large masses of soldiery. I shall overturn the Turkish empire, and found in the East a new and grand empire, which will fix my place in the records of posterity. Perhaps I shall return to Paris by Adrianople, or by...
Seite 304 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Seite 52 - ... honour, collect a powerful army to lead against me, and offer battle. If I feared thee, I would make thee swear, and likewise thy companions, on thy faith and honour, that neither thou nor they would ever bear arms against me. But no : I will not demand such an oath : on the contrary, I shall be glad that when thou art returned to thy country, it please thee to assemble an army, and lead it hither. Thou wilt always find me prepared, and ready to meet thee in the field of battle. What I now say,...
Seite 50 - Nevers, should be known in France, and carried thither by a French knight. Three knights, of whom Sir James de Helly was one, were brought before Bajazet and the Count de Nevers, who was asked which of the three he wished should go to the King of France and to his father the Duke of Burgundy. Sir James de...
Seite 51 - John, I am well informed that in thy country thou art a great lord, and son to a powerful prince. Thou art young, and hast many years to look forward...
Seite 40 - Christian pressing near unto him, as if he would for honour sake have kissed his feet, suddenly stabbed him in the bottom of his belly with a short dagger, which he had under his souldier's coat ; of which wound that great king and conqueror presently died. The name of this man (for his courage worthy of eternal memory) was Miles Cobelitz ; who before sore wounded, was shortly after in the presence of Bajazet cut into small pieces.
Seite 92 - ... the milder punishment of confiscation and exile. The introduction of this supply revived the hopes of the Greeks, and accused the supineness of their Western allies. Amidst the deserts of Anatolia and the rocks of Palestine, the millions of the crusades had buried themselves in a voluntary and inevitable grave ; but the situation of the imperial city was strong against her enemies, and accessible to her friends ; and a rational and moderate armament of the maritime states might have saved the...
Seite 42 - By God's fair ordinance conjoin together! And let their heirs, God, if thy will be so, Enrich the time to come with smooth-faced peace, With smiling plenty and fair prosperous days!