 | Henry Smith Williams - World History - 1904 - 736 pages
...doubtful ; but, after a conflict of two hours, the Greeks still maintained and improved their advantage. In that fatal moment, the janizaries arose, fresh,...he was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasion ; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled... | |
 | Esther Singleton - World history - 1908 - 528 pages
...improved their advantage : and the voice of the Emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country....in his hand, was the spectator and judge of their valor; he was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive... | |
 | Esther Singleton - World history - 1908 - 524 pages
...improved their advantage: and the voice of the Emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country....vigorous, and invincible.. The Sultan himself, on horse-: back, with an iron mace in his hand, was the spectator and judge of their valor; he was surrounded... | |
 | Alphonso Gerald Newcomer - English literature - 1910 - 776 pages
...heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country. In th b troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasion; nnd the tide of battle 10 bundles of sticks for... | |
 | Helmuth Graf von Moltke - Turkey - 1911 - 680 pages
...„ but, after a conflict of two hours, the Greeks still maintained and improved their advantage .... the sultan himself on horseback, with an iron mace...hand, was the spectator and judge of their valour (of the janizaries) .... the tide of battle was directed and impelled by his voice and eye." 221) ©ibbon... | |
 | Eva March Tappan - Austria - 1914 - 656 pages
...improved their advantage; and the voice of the emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country....in his hand, was the spectator and judge of their valor: he was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive... | |
 | Esther Singleton - World history - 1916 - 324 pages
...improved their advantage : and the voice of the Emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country....in his hand, was the spectator and judge of their valor; he was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive... | |
 | Max Hastings - History - 1985 - 530 pages
...improved their advantage; and the voice of the emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country....he was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasion; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled... | |
 | 1890 - 340 pages
...improved then- advantage; and the voice of the emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country....he was surrounded by ten thousand of his domestic troops, whom he reserved for the decisive occasion; and the tide of battle was directed and impelled... | |
 | William Martin - Children's literature - 1856 - 352 pages
...improved their advantage, and the voice of the Emperor was heard encouraging his soldiers to achieve, by a last effort, the deliverance of their country....arose, fresh, vigorous, and invincible. The Sultan Mahomet himself, on horseback, with an iron mace in his hand, was the spectator and judge of their... | |
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Romania were successively led to the charge ; their progress was various and doubtful; but, after a conflict of two hours, the Greeks still maintained and improved their advantage; and the voice of the emperor was heard, encouraging his soldiers to achieve,... 
