 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1800 - 482 pages
...Roman Dog. I have read thy letter, O thou son of an unbelieving mother. Thou shall not hear, thou shall behold my reply.' It was written in characters of blood and fire on the plains of Phrygia,"* and Nicephorus was ultimately compelled to submit. * Gibbon, vol. xp 54. The epithet of the just applied... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 410 pages
...letter, O thou son of an unbelieving " mother. Thou shalt not hear, but thou shalt " behold my answer." It was written in characters of blood and fire on...celerity of the Arabs could only be checked by the deceitful repentance of Nicephorus. But the victorious caliph had scarcely retired, before the peace... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1807 - 492 pages
...have read thy letter, O thou fon of an un.. (( believing mother. Thou fhall not hear, thou fhalt " behold my reply," It was written in characters of...celerity of the Arabs could only be checked by the deceitful profeffions of repentance. But the triumphant caliph had fcarcely retired before the peace... | |
 | James Forbes - 1815 - 458 pages
...an unbelieving mother. Thou shalt not hear, thou shalt behold my reply." A reply, which was indeed written in characters of blood and fire, on the plains of Phrygia! — Similar was the language of Hyder to his enemies; equally laconic arid sanguinary his epistles... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 546 pages
...dog. I have read thy " letter, O thou son of an unbelieving mother. Thou " shalt not hear, thou shalt behold, my reply." It was written in characters of...could only be checked by the arts of deceit, and the show of repentance. The triumphant caliph retired, after the fatigues of the campaign, to his favourite... | |
 | James Forbes - India - 1834 - 712 pages
...an unbeliering mother. Thou shalt not hear, thou shalt behold my reply." A reply, which was indeed written in characters of blood and fire, on the plains of Phrygia! Similar was the language of Hyder to his enemies ; equally laconic and sanguinary his epistles to the... | |
 | P A. Beddome - History - 1844 - 280 pages
...dog. I have read thy letter, O thou son of an unbelieving mother ! Thou shalt not hear, thou shalt behold my reply." It was written in characters of...of Phrygia ; and the warlike celerity of the Arabs was only checked by the arts of deceit and the show of repentance. 184. Who was Cannath ? An Arabian... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 pages
...dog. I have read thy letter, O thou sou " of an unbelieving mother. Thou shalt not hear, thou shalt behold, " my reply." It was written in characters...could only be checked by the arts of deceit and the show of repentance. The triumphant caliph retired, after the fatigues of the campaign, to his favourite... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Caliphs - 1870 - 458 pages
...Roman dog. I have read thy letter, O thou son of an unbelieving mother. Thou shalt not hear, thou shalt behold my reply." It was written in characters of...could only be checked by the arts of deceit and the show of repentance. The triumphant caliph retired, after the fatigues of the campaign, to his favourite... | |
 | James H. Braund - 1870 - 524 pages
...dog ; I have read thy letter, O thou son of an unbelieving mother. Thou shalt not hear, thou shalt behold my reply.' It was written in characters of...could only be checked by the arts of deceit and the show of repentance. The triumphant caliph retired, after the fatigues of the campaign, to his favourite... | |
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In the name of the most merciful God, Harun al Rashid, commander of the faithful, to Nicephorus, the Roman dog. I have read thy letter, O thou son of an unbelieving mother. Thou shalt not hear, thou shalt behold, my reply. 
