| 单词 | Tamerlane |
| 例句 | Burnt down twice in accidental fires, the mosque was also torched by Tamerlane during his sack of Damascus, but it survives. The civil war's threat to Damascus 2013-01-02T08:00:02Z He published his first works, "Tamerlane and Other Poems," in 1827. Edgar Allan Poe's UVa room to undergo renovation 2011-04-28T14:28:09Z If A.J.’s business plan seems flawed, he has an escape plan: Sell his first edition of “Tamerlane” by Edgar Allan Poe and drift off into boozy retirement on the proceeds. Review | ‘The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry’: Too much story, not enough life 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The armies of Alexander the Great and Tamerlane - the last of the great nomadic conquerors of Central Asia - both passed this way. Afghanistan: The 'undefeated' valley an hour from Kabul 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z He walks through the blue-tiled palaces of Samarkand in modern Uzbekistan as he recounts the victories of Tamerlane, and sails the Bosporus to re-create the brutal siege of Constantinople by Ottoman forces in 1453. Review | In 16 centuries of Islamic history, gilded kingdoms and faded glories 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Police say he left the facility Thursday evening for his work release shift at Tamerlane Industries, but never returned Friday morning as scheduled. Kentucky Police searching for escaped inmate on work release 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z One volume forever eluded him, said his friend and business partner Bill Wolfe: “Tamerlane and Other Poems,” an extremely rare pamphlet of verse by Edgar Allan Poe, published anonymously in 1827. Remembering beloved Seattle book dealer Louis Collins 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z These attacks were sometimes even aimed at specific rulers; a collection of Juha stories from the 14th century targets the ruthless king Tamerlane. Juha, the Middle East’s heroic everyman 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z In 1400, the Mongol conqueror Timur, also known as Tamerlane, sacked Aleppo. How will Aleppo and Mosul survive today’s wars? Their shared ancient history offers some clues 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z As the story goes, Timur - also named Tamerlane by Europeans - was unimpressed by the artistry required to create a Quran tiny enough to fit inside a signet ring. Giant pages from ancient Quran on display in Washington, DC 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Its location was too important not to overcome earthquakes or sacking by the Mongols or Tamerlane. Crushed flowers 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z He never found “Tamerlane,” but thousands of other books passed from his hands into those of eager readers. Remembering beloved Seattle book dealer Louis Collins 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The one other person who was at the apartment that night, Parker and Celestin’s friend Tamerlane Kangas, at first claimed that he had seen nothing. The Public Trial of Nate Parker 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Competition for Frankopan’s main bete noire is keen, but Americans may at least claim parity with the Huns, Tamerlane, Cortes and the British. Tracking trade-inspired globalization over more than a millennium 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Timurlengia — named for the 14th century conqueror Tamerlane — lived about 90 million years ago. Horse-sized tyrannosaur may be long-sought missing link in T.rex evolution 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z In a pasture high in the mountains in Kyrgyzstan sits a pile of river stones at a site associated with Tamerlane, the medieval, nomadic conqueror. Addicts in Kyrgyzstan Fight to Break Heroin’s Grip, Armed With Stones 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Over the past 5,000 years, Afghanistan’s myriad invaders, from Genghis Khan to Tamerlane to the Mughal dynasties, have left indelible marks. Years after invasion, the U.S. leaves a cultural imprint on Afghanistan 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Mr Saidov, for example, drew parallels between the current president and the medieval conqueror Tamerlane, who is revered as Uzbekistan's national hero. Lifeless Uzbek election hides power struggle 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Late in the Middle Ages, many of these groups suffered genocidal violence at the hands of fanatical Central-Asian warlords like Tamerlane. The forgotten history of Christianity 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z When the Tatar warlord Tamerlane, self-styled Sword Arm of Islam and Conqueror of the World, descended on Baghdad in 1401, he built 120 towers containing 90,000 skulls. Fear and Loathing in Baghdad Georgians maintained their faith over the centuries despite the waves of invading hordes, including the armies of Ghengis Khan and Tamerlane. Georgia's mighty Orthodox Church 2013-06-30T23:45:38Z Tamerlane - derived from his nickname Timur the Lame - rose from obscurity to become a 14th Century conqueror of nations, who piled high the skulls of his enemies. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z In 1241 it was taken and 177 plundered by Genghis Khan; a century and a half later came Tamerlane, who did not spoil it only because it was too poor to reward his rapacity. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z They were of the same race, the same family of men, as Tamerlane, who had 70,000 heads cut off in Ispahan. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He was a paladin—Ajax, Don Juan, Tamerlane, Mark Antony, Baldur, all rolled into one. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Nobody, nothing was spared that opposed the march of the literary Tamerlane. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z It is rather less likely, unless you come from Central Asia or the Muslim world more widely, that you'd spare a thought for Tamerlane. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z Not a feeble race, like that which fled before Nadir Shah or Tamerlane. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z “The Persians,” exclaimed this strange boy, “have blocked up the route of Tamerlane, but I will open another.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z But now Toktamish, the deputy of Tamerlane, suddenly appeared in the Horde and organized a punitive expedition against Demetrius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z He is descended from the renowned Sivajee, whose skill and courage, in the seventeenth century, delivered the Mahrattas from the Mahometan yoke of the successors of Tamerlane, and founded the mighty Mahratta empire. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Unlike Alexander, Tamerlane was not of royal blood, but came from humble stock. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, with their Tartar hordes, crossed the mountains and swept over the plains of Northern India. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z He is a veritable Tamerlane, and if he rears no pyramids of skulls, he leaves behind him a multitude of muddled brains. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z He became at once insanely jealous of the athletic young man who was discoursing so eloquently of Tamerlane "in boards, uncut." The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z In those days the Etonians were in the habit of acting plays, and amongst others Tamerlane was selected for representation. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-16T03:00:07.530Z More striking and startling by far was the fact that Tamerlane was severely disabled in his right side. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z He is plowing through a massive biography of Tamerlane the Great and Barbara Tuchman's "March of Folly," her opus to nations' relentless pursuit of policy harmful to their interests. Pakistan's former envoy to U.S. caught in web of scandal 2012-01-06T14:28:48Z He had imbibed in his youth the most noble sentiments of liberty, of which he gave a specimen in his Tragedy of "Tamerlane." Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z From Lapland to the land of Tamerlane, Kamchatka to the confines of the Turk, The spirit tyrants never can restrain When once awake is mightily at work. Sonnets and Other Verse 2011-09-11T02:00:08.503Z But, alas! there is another type of Ottoman, with the taint of Tamerlane. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z From there it was only a slight corruption to Tamburlaine and Tamerlane, the names by which he is better known in the West. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z His father was sixth in descent from Tamerlane the Tartar, and his mother stood somewhat nearer to Jenghis Khan. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z For it was already known that Hmelnitski, together with the Khan, was approaching with forces the like of which the eyes of men had not seen since the days of Tamerlane. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The remaining sons of the deceased monarch contrived to elude the vigilance of Tamerlane, and at once commenced fighting amongst themselves. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z He was a small man, this tiny Tamerlane, with a limp, and a scowl, and bandy legs. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z The nations which he vanquished exercised a base and impotent revenge; and ignorance has long repeated the tale of calumny, which had disfigured the birth and character, the person, and even the name, of Tamerlane. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z Did you ever hear of the grand Tamerlane?” The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The Tamerlane of the moment recoiled in terror, and there was an instant of death-like silence, while every heart thrilled with the knowledge that the dark, wild girl was not "acting," but speaking the truth. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z He became Jenghiz Khan—King of Kings—grandsire of Kublai Khan, ancestor of Tamerlane and the Great Moguls, and of no end of Persian or Moslem Sultans or Kings. Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z He was a grandson of the great Tartar prince, Timur or Tamerlane, and was sovereign of Cabul. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis By the time he died, en route to war with the Ming emperor of China in 1405, Tamerlane was undefeated on the battlefield after 35 years of constant campaigning. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z Stage-plays, with their tart nonsense and their flags, Their "Tamerlanes" and "Humors" and what not! One-Act Plays By Modern Authors His posterity kept possession till 1369, when Timur or Tamerlane bore down everything before him, and established his capital at Samarkand, which with Bokhara regained for a time its former splendour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" It was at this time that I wrote my first historical novel, founded on an anecdote in the life of Tamerlane. Lives of Celebrated Women Under Constantine its temples became churches, but after being sacked by the Arabs in 748, and more completely pillaged by Tamerlane in 1401, it sank into hopeless decay. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Tamerlane”; and these again for a corresponding vigour of treatment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" But you have as yet said nothing about the Immortal Tamerlane: the ‘Invocation to Timour,’ we have heard, is a famous song, dear to the Mongols.” Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] A story is told of Hafiz and Tamerlane, which is doubtless apocryphal. Oriental Women On November 6 we reached Samarkand, the ancient capital of Tamerlane, and the present terminus of the Transcaspian railway. Across Asia on a Bicycle "No governor shall do any good here," wrote an English observer in 1581, "except he show himself a Tamerlane." Spenser The words of Plato have done more to influence the destinies of men than have a hundred such men as Genghis Khan or Tamerlane. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education Mr. Rankin says the Peruvian Incas wore, as a distinction, two plumes on the front of the head, similar to those represented in the portraits of Tamerlane. Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Coming upon the poet one day, Tamerlane said: "Art thou not the insolent versemonger who didst offer my two great cities Samarkand and Bokhara for the black mole upon thy lady's cheek?" Oriental Women Bajazet was carried about by Tamerlane in an iron cage which he intended for Tamerlane. Sowing and Reaping Actually, El Hassan is in the tradition of Genghis Khan, Tamerlane, or, more recently, Napoleon. Border, Breed Nor Birth Tamerlane learned patience from a spider; perhaps Tanner was taught by them how to fast. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside It is the road, by the way, over which Alexander the Great marched his victorious legions into India, and over which centuries later Tamerlane came on his terror-spreading invasion. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions Various plays were performed, and the amateurs were even so ambitious as to attempt the tragedies of Zara and Tamerlane. The Siege of Boston Following them, some of the Oriental peoples embraced the science in earnest; Ulugh Beigh, grandson of the famous Tamerlane, founding, for instance, a great observatory at Samarcand in Central Asia. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language The East, with its sultans, its harems, its sultanas, and its jealousies, strongly arrested his imagination, and furnished the subjects of some of his finest pieces; witness Mahomet, Bajazet, Tamerlane, and Zaïre. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 Not that little Tamerlane, as his father called him, should die just to be out of her path. Somehow Good You belong to the century of Tamerlane and Timour the Tartar; you belong to China, where the women have no feet, because it is not meant that they shall walk. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Even their knightliest prowess they must rear, Tamerlane, Alexander, Arthur, every king, Upon the common clay from which they spring. The New World The last was that of the Moguls under Tamerlane, who in the beginning of the fifteenth century overran Georgia, Syria, and Anatolia, and spread them with slaughter and desolation. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse Two years afterwards the principality of Moscow was overrun and ravaged by a lieutenant of the mighty Tamerlane, the all-conquering successor of Genghis Khan. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The men of the Emperor Khans who had ridden behind the yak-tailed standards of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Tamerlane—! The Defiant Agents I remember, in the history of Tamerlane, an incident which, to me, has always had the force of an apothegm. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 I have available for study, works on every cavalry leader from Tamerlane to Jeb Stuart. Adaptation Had it not been for the victories of Tamerlane, Constantinople, which contained within its walls the feeble fragments of a great empire, would also have fallen into his hands. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Tamerlane, the greatest warrior of the fourteenth century, was descended from Genghis-Khan by the female side. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother He was the Tamerlane of history and of legend. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry They cared nothing for the spread of Mahommedan influence and authority, the glories of the Mogul Empire, the fate of Tamerlane, the fame of Aurungzebe. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III I dare say, when Tamerlane descended from his throne, built of seventy thousand human skulls, and marched his ferocious battalions to further slaughter,—I dare say he said, 'I want room.' Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 While we congratulate ourselves, let us not deny that the Tamerlanes, the Alarics, the Napoleons have had their share in the intermediate work of preparation. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy We had dinner on the terrace of the Tamerlane Inn, overlooking the Sound. We Three An Attila or a Tamerlane pruned off the weaker branch. A Desert Drama Being The Tragedy Of The "Korosko" Another severe persecution was in the 14th century by Tamerlane. Modern Persia By the irony of fate Poe was born at Boston, and his first volume, Tamerlane and Other Poems, 1827, was printed in that city and bore upon its title page the words, "By a Bostonian." Brief History of English and American Literature It was several times destroyed, the last time by Tamerlane. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece After Tamerlane's withdrawal, Vassili pretended not to know to whom to pay the tribute,—and so paid none at all. The Story of Russia When Tamerlane overthrew Bajazet, Monēsês explained to the Tartar king how it was that he was found in arms against him, and said his best wish was to serve Tamerlane. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Moreover, Asiatic people, always dreaming of plunder in Europe, once armed with European Minié rifles and rifled cannon, may repeat anew the incursions of Attila, Tamerlane, Battu, etc. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Alexander marches to the Indus; Tamerlane seeks universal empire; the Saracens conquer Spain and threaten Vienna. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry And Tamerlane, out of all his triumphs, reaped only the peoples blown to the winds, and universal ruin. The Secret of Divine Civilization In business relations he is as conscienceless as Tamerlane, who built a mountain of skulls as a monument to himself. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists But the timely diversion of Tamerlane produces a respite of half a century. Gibbon We know that a swarm of locusts, although individually despicable, can render a country more desolate than Genghis Khân or Tamerlane. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) Four centuries later Tamerlane of the Mogul race entered India and took Delhi, laying the foundation of the Empire definitely established by Babar in the beginning of the sixteenth century. Hindustani Lyrics Such were the wars of Ghenghis Khan, Tamerlane, Mahomet, and Napoleon; such were the wars by which most tribes grew to be great nations, and by which as nations they subsequently fell. The Navy as a Fighting Machine Neither did Tamerlane nor any of the Mussulman Mongols who reigned at Bagdad. The Future of Islam The Hindus produced no Tamerlanes or Babers, but a series of expeditions, spread over long ages, but still not few in number, carried them to such distant goals as Ceylon, Java and Camboja. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Tamerlane was elected; and Genghis Khân particularly valued himself on improving the laws and institutions of his own country. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) Forty copies of "Tamerlane and Other Poems" appeared upon the shelf of the printer—and nowhere else. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie After having seen Napoleon begin like Tamerlane and end like Bajazet in our own time, we have not the same interest in what would otherwise have appeared important history. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals Why has Mohammed's creation lasted longer and spread wider than that of Charlemagne or Tamerlane? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 He complained one day of not having had under his command, like Tamerlane, nations to whom reasoning was unknown. Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. But, my Lords, they will show you, they say, that Genghis Khân, Kouli Khân, and Tamerlane destroyed ten thousand times more people in battle than this man did. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) On his way to the Academy he stopped in Baltimore and arranged for the publication of a new volume, to contain "Al Araaf," a revised version of "Tamerlane," and some short poems. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie Too truly Tamerlane's successors they; Each thinks a world too little for his sway. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 By the irony of fate Poe was born at Boston, and his first volume, Tamerlane, and Other Poems, 1827, was printed in that city and bore upon its title-page the words, "By a Bostonian." Initial Studies in American Letters A good Christian may not be able exactly to understand the nature of the merit which Tamerlane expected to acquire from sending so many unoffending Chinese to the abyss of hell. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Let us, therefore, see how this successor of Tamerlane, this emulator of Genghis Khân, governs a country conquered by the talents and courage of others, without assistance, guide, direction, or counsel given by himself. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) Pressing forward, in a long march, which occupied several months, Tamerlane crossed the Volga, and entered the south-eastern principalities of Russia. The Empire of Russia The officers and soldiers of the garrison, as well as the men of the navy, extended their touching sympathy to the hero who described his imprisonment as being worse than "Tamerlane's iron cage." The Tragedy of St. Helena The first potentate sold by the Company for money was the Great Mogul,—the descendant of Tamerlane. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Politically Turkestan is not Mongolia, but Tamerlane, though born there, was a Mongol. The Awakening of China When Tamerlane swept with fire and sword over Eastern Asia, states were disrupted, cities overthrown, and tribes scattered like star-dust. A Daughter of the Snows Tamerlane, crossing from the Volga to the Don, ascended the valley of the latter stream, spreading the most cruel devastation everywhere around him. The Empire of Russia The capital of the empire of Tamerlane, "the scourge of Asia," now sank to the level of an outpost of Russian power, and ultimately to that of a mart for cotton. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) For indeed, he had but little and remote Chinese heredity in him; was of the race of Attila and Genghiz, of Mahmoud of Ghazna, Tamerlane, and all the world-shaking Turkish conquerors. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 The Goths and Vandals of Rome, and the Tartars under Genghis and Tamerlane all conform to this law and seem to be actuated by a common impulse. The Awakening of China No governor shall do good here,' he said, 'except he show himself a Tamerlane. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times A new khan, the world-renowned Tamerlane, now swayed the scepter of Tartar power. The Empire of Russia Tamerlane, surrounded by the Tartar host, received his prisoners, and the defiant rant of Bajazet shook the rafters. Audrey Great was the surprise of them all at this extraordinary liberality; and had they lived in the time of the great Tamerlane, they would have made him king of the water-carriers. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes A new Tamerlane, my JOHNNY, who could stir the Tartar hordes To—say "Asiatic Concert,"—well, you know that thought affords To your talky "Only General" a quite sensational theme. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 17, 1891 This view of the policy which prevailed during the dynasty of Tamerlane naturally conducts me to the next, which is the fourth era in this history: I mean the era of the Emperor Akbar. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) In marching from Aleppo to Damascus, Tamerlane visited ostentatiously the pretended tomb of Noah, that upon the shrine of that patriarch, so profoundly venerated by the Mohammedans, he might display his devotion. The Empire of Russia Within the theatre a rehearsal of "Tamerlane" was in progress. Audrey Presently, Tamerlane swam nearer and nearer, all the while lazily eyeing the Chamois, as a wild boar a kid. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Astrakan was formerly a place of consequence and trade, but had been laid waste by Tamerlane. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson They tell us that India was conquered by Tamerlane, and conquered in such a year. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Tamerlane treated his prisoner with the most condescending kindness, seated him by his side upon the imperial couch, and endeavored to solace him by philosophical disquisitions upon the mutability of all human affairs. The Empire of Russia "H'm!" said the great man thoughtfully, and bit a curl of Tamerlane's vast periwig. Audrey I am disposed to think that the invention of covered conveyances by Tamerlane first gave rise to the bearers. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Some curious and interesting particulars on the subject of Oriental commerce are scattered in the travels of Clavigo, who formed part of an embassy sent by Henry III. of Castile to Tamerlane, in 1403. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson There is no book in the world, I believe, which contains nobler, more just, more manly, more pious principles of government than this book, called the Institutions of Tamerlane. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) The empire of Tamerlane now extended from the Caspian and the Mediterranean to the Nile and the Ganges. The Empire of Russia But the great ones of the earth talked on, attending to their own business in the face of Tamerlane and his victorious force. Audrey The habit of strict seclusion, however, originated in Hindoostaun with Tamerlane the conqueror of India. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Tamerlane asked for one hundred and sixty thousand skulls, with which to build a pyramid to his own honor. The Abominations of Modern Society Tamerlane had neither time nor means nor inclination to dispossess the ancient rajahs of the country. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) And now commenced an incessant series of wars, and victory ever crowned the banners of Tamerlane. The Empire of Russia She let fall her hand from her silken lap, and watched with unseeing eyes the mimicry of life upon the stage before them, where Selima knelt to Tamerlane, and Moneses mourned for Arpasia. Audrey Tamerlane, it may be presumed, was then ignorant of the religious principles of the Hindoos. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society The cloak now given me might have answered well for an actor who had to represent the character of his ancestor, Tamerlane, on the stage, but was to me of no importance. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time He was the first of the successors of Tamerlane who obtained possession of Bengal. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Soon the whole region of Asia, from the Sea of Aral to the Persian Gulf, and from Teflis to the great Arabian desert, recognized the empire of Tamerlane. The Empire of Russia By leadership like this, the descendant of Tamerlane became the ruler of Kabul. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 One portion after another of the vast empire broke into revolt and at the end of the century the dynasty was overturned and the empire shattered by the terrific invasion of Tamerlane the Tartar. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History The noble physician, Avicenna, was a native of Samarcandia, the country of Tamerlane, and in this science they possess good skill. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time He, too, like his predecessor, Tamerlane, conquered the prince, not the country. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Tamerlane speedily reached Aleppo, which city, after a bloody conflict, he entered in triumph. The Empire of Russia Tamerlane's conquests were world-wide, but they never formed a homogeneous empire. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 We care more to know what passed in the cabinet and the court of an Augustus than for details of Attila's and Tamerlane's conquests. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History The present king is the ninth in lineal descent from that famous eastern conqueror, whom we name Tamerlane, and who in their histories is named Timor. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time I would as willingly have him tried by the law of the Koran, or the Institutes of Tamerlane, as on the common law or statute law of this kingdom. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Tamerlane then took an oath, that by his future exploits he would justify the title he had already acquired, and that all the kings of the earth should yet lie prostrate before him. The Empire of Russia Without this you may collect hordes into the brief, brutal empire of a Chingis Khan or Tamerlane; but you can have no firm, free, orderly, inspiring national life. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 Tamerlane the Great was engaged in a game during the very time of the decisive battle with Bajazet, the Turkish emperor, who was defeated and taken prisoner. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 471, January 15, 1831 The former device of Providence in such a case was extermination by some more virile stock— an Attila or a Tamerlane pruned off the weaker branch. The Tragedy of the Korosko As to the institutes of Tamerlane, here they are in their original, and here is a translation. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Oh heavenly Father! thou who didst protect our ancestors against the cruel Tamerlane, take us also under thy holy protection—us in childhood and orphanage. The Empire of Russia Baber, the founder of the Mogul empire in Hindustan, a descendant of Tamerlane; thrice invaded India, and became at length master of it in 1526; left memoirs; his dynasty lasted for three centuries. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge He was descended from Tamerlane, or Timur, on his father's side, and, on his mother's, from Chinghiz Khan. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood In 1402 Smyrna was taken by Tamerlane, and suffered very severely. The Illustrated London Reading Book "This is the famous throne which Tamerlane began and Shah Jehan finished; and is really reported to have cost a hundred and sixty millions and five hundred thousand livres of our money." A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil The "Tamerlane" of our friend Nicholas Rowe, in which is set forth the story of the generous Emperor of Tartary, the "very glass and fashion of all conquerors." The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Another section pushed westwards as far as Moravia and Hungary, taking Pesth in 1241, and founded the immense empire over which Tamerlane held sway. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Tamerlane asked for one hundred and sixty thousand skulls with which to build a pyramid to his own honor. The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little Alexander and Tamerlane and Timour the Tartar and Mahomet might overrun the world, burning and destroying, and melting its more fragile riches like frost-work. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 Tamerlane replied, "Then to show you the difference of my spirit, I shall treat you as a king." Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook This time it took but three hours to cover the two hundred kilometres which separate the two towns, and at two o’clock in the afternoon it entered the illustrious city of Tamerlane. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent It is known to very few even in France that an Indian Sultana, a descendant of Tamerlane, named Aline of Eldir, has been living in Paris, poor and forgotten, for above forty years. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 379, July 4, 1829 It was founded by a young warrior known as Timour the Tartar, or Tamerlane, as he is more frequently called in historical works. Modern India In the very extent of the empire of an Alexander, a Cæsar, or a Tamerlane, rests the possibility of its rapid dissolution. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Tamerlane enclosed the sultan Bajazet in an iron cage, and made of him a public show. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook This impression took a still more religious tone when, by a dark and narrow stairway, we descended to the crypt in which are the tombs of Tamerlane’s wives and daughters. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Alexander's clamouring hosts, brazen-throated wolf-horns of Caesar's legions, blare of trumpets of Genghis Khan and his golden horde, clangor of the locust levies of Tamerlane, bugles of Napoleon's armies—war-shout of all earth's conquerors! The Moon Pool Over this road came Tamerlane, the Tartar Napoleon, with his victorious army, and Alexander the Great, and it has been trodden by the feet of successive invaders for twenty or thirty centuries. Modern India The mighty house of Tamerlane had become a political nonentity, the empire of the Great Mogul was divided among nominal viceroys who were really independent sovereigns, gorgeous but indolent. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 After subjugating Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, and Asia Minor, he laid siege to Constantinople, but was taken captive by Tamerlane emperor of Tartary. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook In the streets—yes—in the streets near the railway station, in the very center of Tamerlane’s capital, I passed two bicyclists. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Birth—My father—Tamerlane—Ben Brain—French Protestants—East Anglia—Sorrow and troubles—True peace—A beautiful child—Foreign grave—Mirrors—Alpine country—Emblems—Slow of speech—The Jew—Strange gestures. Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest During twenty years the nations were engaged in internecine conflict, and Europe witnessed hecatombs that would have terrified Ghengis Khan and Tamerlane. The Crowd; study of the popular mind And so did Genghis Khan, and Tamerlane, and all the ravagers of nations. What is Property? Being asked by Tamerlane how he would have treated him had their lots been reversed, "Like a dog," he cried. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook What is certain is that Kachgar submitted to the furious assault of Tamerlane, and we will agree that without the exploits of this terrible cripple the history of Central Asia would be singularly monotonous. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Tamerlane has for a long time been acted only once a year, on the night when king William landed. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Oh, very pitiless, large, lovely eyes—huge sapphires that in the old days might have ransomed every monarch in Tamerlane's stable! The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages Bagdad was held by the Mongols until 1400, when it was conquered, and kept for a short time, by Tamerlane. Outline of Universal History Upon the expulsion of these barbarians, it acknowledged again the government of Cairo, under which it continued until the period of the more formidable irruption of the Mogul Tartars, led by the celebrated Tamerlane. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time As I have mentioned the name of Tamerlane, I asked Major Noltitz if we were going to visit the tomb of the famous Tartar. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent In Tamerlane there is some ridiculous mention of the god of love; and Rodogune, a savage Saxon, talks of Venus, and the eagle that bears the thunder of Jupiter. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Ulugh Begh, grandson of the great Tamerlane the Tartar, built a fine observatory at Samarcand in the fifteenth century, and made a great catalogue of stars, the first since the time of Hipparchus. History of Astronomy Trembling ambassadors of the Greek emperor, and of certain Seljukian princes, had waited on Tamerlane in Gengia at the foot of the Caucasus. Outline of Universal History Among the chronicles of travels, the oldest one of any value is an account of a Spanish embassy to Tamerlane, the great Tartar potentate. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities As for the title—” “Tamerlane is at once suggested!” The Adventures of a Special Correspondent They tell me that he was living in this very cave when Tamerlane passed this way in 1399, with a lot more bosh of that sort. The Mystery of Cloomber We have all read of Tamerlane's pyramid at Damascus made of seventy thousand skulls of his victims. Equality Led into the presence of Tamerlane, he found the Mongol quietly playing chess with his son. Outline of Universal History The two principal poems in the volume under consideration—Al Aaraaf and Tamerlane—are obvious imitations of Moore and Byron. Poets of the South When it had become the capital of Tamerlane, its position, which certainly could not be improved upon, did not prevent its being ravaged by the nomads of the eighteenth century. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent In 1526 the Afghan dynasty was subverted by a Mongol chieftain lineally descended from Tamerlane. Tales of Bengal Our author wrote several other Tragedies, but that which he valued himself most upon, says Welwood, was his Tamerlane; acted at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, and dedicated to the marquis of Hartington. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III The empire of Tamerlane quickly fell to pieces. Outline of Universal History Timour, usually called Tamerlane, was the son of the hereditary chief of Cash, a small but fruitful territory about forty miles to the south of Samarcand. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time King William, as Tamerlane, was invested with all virtues conceivable of a Tartar conqueror, united with the graces of a primitive saint; while King Louis, as Bajazet, fell little short of the perfections of Satan. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 And Tamerlane, meeting the poet with a frown of anger, said, "Art not thou the insolent verse-monger who didst offer my two great cities Samarkand and Bokhara for the black mole upon thy lady's cheek?" The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 That glorious ambition in Tamerlane, to break the chains of enslaved nations, and set mankind free from the encroachments of lawless power, are painted in the most lively, as well as the most amiable colours. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III For five days," says the historian, "Tamerlane remained a tranquil spectator of the sack and conflagration of Delhi and the massacre of its inhabitants, while he was celebrating a feast in honor of his victory. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 Her laugh sounded strangely light and frivolous and shallow in the silence of the ages which had brooded within these walls since the days of Tamerlane. The Sowers A portion of it was contained, in 1829, in the piece beginning, "Should my early life seem," and in 1831 some few lines of it were used as a conclusion to "Tamerlane." Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works It has been some time since one has tried to look old Tamerlane in the eye, thinking to scare him out of his dinner. The Prince of India — Volume 02 "Ay, him they call Tamerlane, because he is shorn of two toes." The Prince of India — Volume 01 The immense empire of Tamerlane crumbled to pieces after his death. General History for Colleges and High Schools But, from contemporary evidence, it is clear that he had gained some experience in the provinces before he made his first appearance on the London boards, when his Tamerlane was a decided failure. Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century He related also that he was in Rome when Nero set it on fire; he had known Saladin, Tamerlane, Bajazeth, Eterlane, and could give minute details of the history of the Crusades. Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People The noise was not without effect on the veteran Tamerlane. The Prince of India — Volume 02 Here was Lord Arthur, who would not have been much over eighty if he had lived till today, who had seen a piece of human flesh which had actually been held by the Corsican Tamerlane. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography Now it happened that just at this time Tamerlane was leading the Mongols on their career of conquest. General History for Colleges and High Schools Poe then went to Boston, where, at the age of eighteen, he published a thin volume entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. History of American Literature There was once a famous ruler of Tartary whose name was Tamerlane. Fifty Famous People Having viewed the sky and the benches, and filled his deep chest with ample draughts of fresh air, suddenly Tamerlane noticed the monk. The Prince of India — Volume 02 Tamerlane or Timur who dominated at the end of the 14th century is the next. Chess History and Reminiscences Tamerlane has for a long time been acted only once a year, on the night when King William landed. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 You know, or have known, that Tamerlane is always acted on King William's birthday, with an occasional prologue ; this was the epilogue to it, and succeeded to flatter me. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 As Tamerlane looked, he saw that there was a hole in the tree only a little way above, and that this was the home of the ant. Fifty Famous People Had he not been willing to meet old Tamerlane with that same sword? The Prince of India — Volume 02 She had only reached the gate, where Tamerlane was fastened, when Mr. Murray came out of the house. St. Elmo In Tamerlane there is some ridiculous mention of the God of Love; and Rodogune, a savage Saxon, talks of Venus and the eagle that bears the thunder of Jupiter. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 II Baj-a-zet', sultan of Turkey, now determined to stop Tamerlane's eastward march. Famous Men of the Middle Ages But at last his army was beaten; his men were scattered; and Tamerlane fled alone from the field of battle. Fifty Famous People Yet they pronounced him an apostate and a heretic of incendiary purpose, and condemned him to the old lion in the Cynegion, Tamerlane, famous these many years as a man-eater…. The Prince of India — Volume 02 Edgar Allan Poe, at that University of Virginia which Jefferson had just founded, was doubtless revising "Tamerlane and Other Poems" which he was to publish in Boston in the following year. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters Akbar, the ablest and best of the princes of the House of Tamerlane, had just been borne, full of years and honours, to a mausoleum surpassing in magnificence any that Europe could show. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 His real name was Timour, but as he was lamed in battle when a youth he was generally called Timour the Lame, and this name was gradually changed to Tamerlane. Famous Men of the Middle Ages Such was the state of society which facilitated the gigantic conquests of Attila and Tamerlane. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Of the provinces which had been subject to the house of Tamerlane, the wealthiest was Bengal. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 He enlisted in the army and was stationed in Boston in 1827, when his first volume, "Tamerlane," was published. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters A Persian invader penetrated to Delhi, and carried back in triumph the most precious treasures of the House of Tamerlane. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Other cities of India were taken and the authority of Tamerlane was established over a large extent of the country. Famous Men of the Middle Ages He induced Calvin Thomas, a poor and youthful printer, to publish a small volume of his verses under the title "Tamerlane and Other Poems." The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 Samarcand, which contains the tomb of Tamerlane and the famous palace where the blue stone is kept on which each new khan must seat himself on his accession, is defended by a very strong citadel. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar He was a Tamerlane, robbed of his opportunity; a valiant warrior, who looked in vain for a battlefield; a marauder who climbed the scaffold not for the magnitude, but for the littleness of his sins. A Book of Scoundrels Outside of the British Museum, where they have the “Tamerlane” of 1827, I have only seen one early example of Poe’s poems. Letters on Literature When twenty-four years old Tamerlane became the head of his tribe, and in a few years he made himself the leader of the whole Mongolian race. Famous Men of the Middle Ages Possibly if Yva's theory, as I understood it, were correct, he had reincarnated as Attila, or Tamerlane, or Napoleon, or even as Chaka the terrible Zulu king. When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot Ah, cruel little Tamerlane, Who, with thy dreadful reign, Dost persecute and overwhelm These hapless Troglodytes of thy realm! The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Here Tamerlane was victorious over the principal chiefs and made them his vassals. Famous Men of the Middle Ages Tamerlane then ordered a great iron cage to be made and forced the sultan to enter it. Famous Men of the Middle Ages Tamerlane celebrated his Persian conquest by magnificent festivities which continued for a week. Famous Men of the Middle Ages Tamerlane's dominions now embraced a large part of Asia. Famous Men of the Middle Ages |
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