 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1848 - 552 страници
...Besides, when he raises an army, it not only costs him nothing, but he gains by it ; for the troops that are brought him from Turkey in Europe, pay at...to love war, and this seems to me well founded. He lias, in fact, hitherto met with such trifling resistance from Christendom that, were he to employ... | |
 | 1876 - 830 страници
...employ all his power and wealth on this object, it would be easy for him to conquer great part of it Whenever his soldiers go on an expedition, and make...he has the right of choosing one out of every five. They say he is very generous ... He loves liquor, and those who drink hard. As for himself, he can... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1877 - 812 страници
...employ all his power and wealth on this object, it would be easy for him to conquer great part of it. Whenever his soldiers go on an expedition, and make...he has the right of choosing one out of every five. They say he is very generous . . . He loves liquor, and those who drink hard. As for himself, he can... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 2003 - 566 страници
...aspers for each man, and five for each horse. It is the same at the passage of the Danuhe. Whenever Ms soldiers go on an expedition, and make a capture of...were he to employ all his power and wealth on this ohject, it would he easy for him to conquer great part of itf. His favourite pleasures are hunting... | |
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Gallipoli three aspers for each man, and five for each horse. It is the same at the passage of the Danube. Whenever his soldiers go on an expedition, and make a capture of slaves, he has the right of choosing one out of every five. He is, nevertheless,... 