 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 488 pages
...away four fifths of the income of a province, a sum of two millions four hundred thousand gold dinars, before he drew his foot from the stirrup. At the nuptials...the largest size were showered on the head of the p. 162. ..168), and Niebuhr (Voyage en Arable, tom. ii. p. 239. ..271), have seen only its decay ;... | |
 | Charles Wilkinson - Greece - 1806 - 484 pages
...liberality of his grandson, who gave away a sum of two millions four hundred thousand gold pieces, before he drew his foot from the stirrup. At the nuptials of this prince, a thousand pearls of the largest size were showeron the head of the bride, and a lottery... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...— ¡i of two millions four hundred thousand gold dinars — before lie drew his foot the etirrnp. ss Î Rise, honest Muse ! and sing the Man of Ross : Pleased largue were showered on the head of tho bride, and a lottery of lands aud houses lyed the capricious... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1831 - 522 pages
...away four-fifths of the income of a province, a sum of two millions four hundred thousand gold dinars, before he drew his foot from the stirrup. At the nuptials...same prince, a thousand pearls of the largest size where showered on the head of the bride,(46) and a lottery of lands and houses displayed the capricious... | |
 | Andrew Crichton - Arabian Peninsula - 1833 - 476 pages
...splendid, is generally regarded as the most magnificent of the Abbassidan caliphs. At his nuptials a thousand pearls of the largest size were showered on the head of the bride, while gifts of lands and houses, scattered in lottery-tickets among the populace, announced to the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1840 - 390 pages
...away four fifths of the income of a province, a sum of two millions four hundred thousand gold dinars, before he drew his foot from the stirrup. At the nuptials...largest size were showered on the head of the bride (46), and a lottery of lands and houses displayed the capricious bounty of fortune. The glories of... | |
 | Books - 1842 - 630 pages
...dinars before he drew his foot | "We admit the progress of the mathemafrom the stirrup. At his nuptials, a thousand pearls of the largest size were showered on the head of the bride. The reception of the Greek ambassador is described as follows : — " The caliph's whole army," says... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...income of a province — a sum of two millions four hundred thousand gold dinars — before he dr« imy sea. About, about, in reel and rout The death-tires danced at night; The water, like a witch's o wcrv showered on the head of the bride, and a lottery c>f lands and houses displayed the capricious... | |
 | P A. Beddome - History - 1844 - 280 pages
...dinars, before he drew his foot from the stirrup. 171. What marked the magnificence of his nuptials? A thousand pearls of the largest size were showered on the head of the bride, and missilia thrown among the crowd, entitling those who caught them to lands and houses. 172. Describe... | |
 | World history - 1851 - 614 pages
...the magnificent style of his court, and his patronage of letters. At the marriage of this monarch, a thousand pearls of the largest size were showered on the head of his bride, and a lottery of lands and houses was distributed to the guests. In a single gift, he disposed... | |
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Almamon, who gave away four fifths of the income of a province, a sum of two millions four hundred thousand gold dinars, before he drew his foot from the stirrup. At the nuptials of the same prince, a thousand pearls of the largest size were showered... 
