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... sides of the tomb , received the bodies when interred by their relations and friends . This form of interment - that is , in cham- bers hewn out of rocks - still exists in the valleys about Jerusalem . The Jews simply laid their dead in ...
... sides of the tomb , received the bodies when interred by their relations and friends . This form of interment - that is , in cham- bers hewn out of rocks - still exists in the valleys about Jerusalem . The Jews simply laid their dead in ...
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... side with white and polished marble , and had within it the very stone upon which the holy body was laid ; which stone , entire and covered over with marble , is visible in three places to the touch and kiss of the pilgrims . ' The roof ...
... side with white and polished marble , and had within it the very stone upon which the holy body was laid ; which stone , entire and covered over with marble , is visible in three places to the touch and kiss of the pilgrims . ' The roof ...
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... side , and bade him tell that noble assemblage the same tale that he had im- parted to him at Rome . While describing the out- rages committed by its Infidel possessors on the faithful at Jerusalem , how , loaded with irons , they were ...
... side , and bade him tell that noble assemblage the same tale that he had im- parted to him at Rome . While describing the out- rages committed by its Infidel possessors on the faithful at Jerusalem , how , loaded with irons , they were ...
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... Side by side , followed by their archers , men - at - arms , and retainers , rode knights whose names are illustrious in history , and the army presented a very different appearance to Peter's motley followers . There was Stephen ...
... Side by side , followed by their archers , men - at - arms , and retainers , rode knights whose names are illustrious in history , and the army presented a very different appearance to Peter's motley followers . There was Stephen ...
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... side to visit him , alleging that his troops were weary . Alexius , after trying by every art to shake his wise resolution , at length induced the Crusaders to encamp in the suburbs of Pera ; but intercepting a correspondence between ...
... side to visit him , alleging that his troops were weary . Alexius , after trying by every art to shake his wise resolution , at length induced the Crusaders to encamp in the suburbs of Pera ; but intercepting a correspondence between ...
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Alexius Antioch armour arms army arrived Ascalon attack Baldwin du Bourg battle Bernard besieged Bishop Bishop of Puy Bohemond brave brother Cæsarea called camp Christian church cloth coloured conquest Count of Edessa Count of Toulouse Count Raymond cried Croisés Crusaders death died Dieu le veut Duke of Lorraine East Edessa Edition Egyptians Emir Emperor encamped enemies Europe fear fight fled foes followed France gilt edges Godfrey de Bouillon Godfrey's Greek hands head heard Holy City Holy Land Holy Sepulchre honour Illustrations Infidels inhabitants Jeru Jerusalem Joscelin Kerboga's king King of Jerusalem kingdom knights lance Latin mail armour marched Moslems noble Norman Palestine Patriarch Peter the Hermit Phyrrhus pilgrims Pope priests princes reign returned rich Richard Saladin Saracens Saviour's sent siege soldiers sword Tancred Tancred's Templars throne tomb took Toulouse town Tripolis troops Turkish Turks valour victory walls warriors
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