 | English literature - 1788 - 532 pages
...cummar.der, departing to his ftation, maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the ramp.irt. The Emperor, and fome faithful companions, entered...and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the Sacrament of the Holy Communion. He repofed fome moments in the pabce, which refounued wi'h cries and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 pages
...his station, maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the ramparts. The emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosch ; and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1851 - 694 pages
...Kyrie eleeson, which were heard from the dark interior of the city. Yon Hammer, p. 539. — M. ful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours, was to be converted into a mosque ; and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1852 - 860 pages
...scene on the day before the assault is thus described by an eye-witness: — 'The emperor and some I Sަ + e S S |x wm(O ? < : W, NLn Ɨ5 X ; Xn hd H 0љ mosque, and devoutly received with tears and prayers the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1855 - 628 pages
...assigns him another tained all night a vigilaut and anxious watch on the rampart. The emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosch, and devoutly received with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Religion - 1855 - 664 pages
...his station, maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The Emperor and some faithful companions entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosque, and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | Francis Lieber - Battles - 1862 - 436 pages
...station, maintained, all night, a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The Emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia,...which, in a few hours, was to be converted into a mosque, and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...his station, maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the dome of St Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosque, and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
 | James H. Braund - 1870 - 524 pages
...his station, maintained all night a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The emperor, and some faithful companions, entered the dome of St. Sophia, which in a few hours was to be converted into a mosch, and devoutly received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed... | |
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They wept, they embraced ; regardless of their families and fortunes, they devoted their lives ; and each commander, departing to his station, maintained, all night, a vigilant and anxious watch on the rampart. The Emperor, and some faithful companions,... 
