| 单词 | vizier |
| 例句 | Fabulous buildings built by pashas, viziers and other imperial mandarins were destroyed overnight, and the city was turned into a pale imitation of a western city, devoid of its 1913-era "kaleidoscopic variety". 1913: The World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson – review 2013-04-28T07:00:01Z He was the grand vizier who would tell you what the future would bring. Filmmaker Alex Gibney on Steve Jobs, storyteller 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z So he crafted a vision of him as the grand vizier because that was easier for everyone to appreciate and understand. Steve Jobs' widow pulled out of documentary on late Apple chief, claims film-maker 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z After the princess is nonetheless betrothed to the vizier’s son, Aladdin employs the lamp’s genie to prevent the consummation of the marriage, which is eventually annulled. Review | How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Court intrigue looms large and chillingly in “Architect” — “poisoned eunuchs, strangled concubines, beheaded viziers and sacks thrown into the waters of the Bosporus, their contents still wriggling with life …” . ‘The Architect’s Apprentice’: a boy and an elephant in Istanbul 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Its story features an exotic kingdom, a beautiful princess and an evil vizier. Review: A Rough Cut of ‘The Thief and the Cobbler’ Makes It to MoMA 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z It could have been a story from “1001 Nights,” with an aging king; a Shakespearean relationship among three princes, one of them adopted; an evil vizier; a beautiful, tart-tongued princess; and a magic dagger. Film: Jordan Mechner?s Multiplatform ?Prince of Persia? 2010-05-22T07:09:00Z One is what the title would lead you to expect: Scheherazade, daughter of the grand vizier of Baghdad, invents tales to prevent her fearsome new husband, the sultan, from taking her life. Review: ‘Arabian Nights’ Offers Satirical Fabulism Amid Economic Austerity 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z A nameless North African magician, not a vizier named Jafar, apparently chooses him at random to retrieve the magic lamp. Review | How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The viziers and the elephants moved differently, and were less powerful, than their modern counterparts, which probably made the game slower and less exciting. ArtsBeat Blog: In the Metropolitan Museum's New Islamic Gallery: A 12th Century Version of Chess 2011-10-19T21:05:11Z He kills some number of women until his vizier presents his own daughter, Scheherazade. A 9-Hour Play? Sit, Eat, Drink, Even Fall Asleep to ‘One Night.’ 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z But Europeans quickly transformed the "shah" to a king, the "vizier" to the queen, the "elephants" to bishops, the "horses" to knights, the "chariots" to castles and the "foot soldiers" to pawns. In "The Queen’s Gambit" and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z In stories, such villains, grand viziers and the like, get punished. Why shouldn't a teacher earn more than Dave? After all, he's a class act 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z This goes on until his vizier’s clever daughter Shahrazad offers to become his new bride. Review | How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Here are magic rings, caves of wonder, jinn, astrologers, flying horses, deadly automatons and wicked viziers. In these medieval Arab tales, a heavy dollop of spice 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z A single royal official of vast personal power, the vizier, supervised the whole system and personally decided when to open the locks on the Nile to allow the floodwaters out each year. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The brilliant Nizam al-Mulk, for example, was a Persian who served as the vizier, or prime minister, of the most famous of Seljuk sultans, Malik Shah. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For centuries Albanians served as grand viziers and frontier pashas inside the Ottoman Empire. Review | When communism crumbled, so did an 11-year-old’s reality 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z And the kings died simultaneously either at their wives’ hands or at the vizier’s. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z A hero uses the magic sword of Damascus to free a Baghdad princess from a grand vizier and his son. Movies on TV this week: 'Gandhi' on Showtime; 'Giant' on TCM 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Fate follows a beggar king, his daughter, a dancer, and the caliph and grand vizier of Baghdad. Movies on TV this week: Feb. 23 — 29: 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z A boy thief and a genie in a bottle help a blinded prince recover his kingdom from a grand vizier. Movies on TV this week: 'Silence of the Lambs' 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Under arrest, he is ordered by the scheming vizier to retrieve the lamp from its perilous place beneath the sands. A Live-Action “Aladdin” Falls Short of Its Animated Predecessor 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z This is my theory: that the vizier, now ruler of Samarkand, was the wise king who came home to rule Shahryar’s kingdom. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z There’s an uncanny similarity in visual design between the two films — and the two viziers in particular. Ahead of Aladdin, watch the lost film that helped shape it 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z He refuses to prostrate before the king’s vizier, Haman. The Iranian Threat and the Eternal Meaning of Purim 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Many of the pieces were commissioned and collected by sultans, viziers and other notables – including, during the Ottoman period, a number of women in the royal family; others were acquired as gifts or plunder. The Art of the Qur’an – landmark exhibit shows holy book as text and work of art 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z His grand vizier kept the sultan’s death a secret from his soldiers until after their victory, when his body was secreted back to Istanbul. Townspeople and Treasure Hunters in Hungary Search for a Sultan’s Buried Heart 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z This vizier was a cultured gentleman, a man of delicate sensibilities — he must have been, must he not, to have raised such a paragon of a daughter as Scheherazade? Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z But both movies feature an evil vizier with a pet bird, and a rotund king with a beautiful daughter. Ahead of Aladdin, watch the lost film that helped shape it 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Davutoglu, it was imagined, would be the soft-spoken, bookish vizier to the tough, populist president. How Turkey’s Erdogan tightened his grip on power by sidelining his prime minister 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Still, the President needed a local vizier, and Picard had driven very far through a good deal of traffic. The Making of a President 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z The book transports you into a magical world of Bedouins, viziers, sheiks, princes and kings, rich in references to Islamic traditions and locations in the Middle East. Brazil's odd passion for mathematical stories 2014-05-05T23:26:41Z Is it possible that Scheherazade and the vizier had hatched a secret plan? Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z This individual would oversee the whole system and answer to the sultan, much like the grand vizier would do for secular matters. Balancing the Sharia: The Ottoman Kanun 2013-10-04T08:35:51Z But the anglophile grand vizier is expected to hold on to his position as head of the Qatar Investment Authority, which is where the money is. Qatar’s Succession Drama 2013-06-25T17:22:00Z On the way, we stop off at the historical Fin Garden, where Iran's famous grand vizier Amirkabir was murdered in 1852. Small-town Iran: Voters' worries 2013-06-06T23:01:11Z Little is known of Nefertiti’s origins save that she was born outside the royal family, the daughter of the Pharaoh’s vizier. Nefertiti's Aura Lives On 100 Years Later 2012-12-06T05:25:00Z But imagine, once again, the vizier filling up with fury for many years as he was forced to spill all that innocent blood. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z As vizier to the Moorish king at Granada, he was not only a patron of learning, but himself a man of wide knowledge and a considerable author. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z At a signal from the vizier a side pavilion opened, and thirty or forty bayaderes glided out together, and commenced an intricate dance. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Purim, rooted in the Book of Esther, celebrates the triumph of Jews in ancient Persia over a wicked vizier who plotted their annihilation. City Room: From Believers, and Nonbelievers, a Showing of Political Muscle 2012-03-06T14:47:06Z When the vizier arrived in Samarkand, he was greeted by the townspeople very joyfully, and all the local grandees prayed that he might reign over them for a long time. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z At each fresh sentence the viziers and the ulemas bowed their heads to the ground. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Furthermore, it is doubtful whether Canute really felt the need of a grand vizier at this time. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z The horse in this fable is the type of many an Eastern vizier, who has basked for a time in the sunshine of a despot's favor only to be suddenly and ignominiously degraded. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Ras, ras, n. the chief vizier in Abyssinia: a headland, cape. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z This Shah Zaman gladly did, and Shahryar appointed to rule over Samarkand in his brother’s stead that same vizier who was now also his father-in-law. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z It is beneath the dignity of the Grand Seignior, our present Sultan," cried Hassan, "to remember the oath sworn by the great Suleiman; not what he says, but what his viziers wish, will happen. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z One cowboy was elected king; another, prime minister or vizier; another, kotwal, or prefect of the police; and others, constables. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The blind old queen let Lomwazi answer us, and the wily vizier said he did not know, but that he thought the crown prince was in the mountains being consecrated. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Hāfiz afterwards enrolled himself in the same order and became a professor of Koranic exegesis in a college which his friend and patron Haji Kiwam-ud-din, the vizier, specially founded for him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The wily old diplomatist hoped to rule Florence as grand vizier under this inexperienced princeling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Balló raised his head with a bitter look before the wrathful vizier. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z One day the cowboy king asked his vizier whether he knew why the Brahman wept every day. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Behind me sat my three companions, while behind the vizier sat four or five of his high men, all lesser indunas and leaders of warriors. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Meanwhile a fleet of eighteen hundred sail under the vizier Suleiman, namesake of his master the Caliph, sailed from Syria for the Aegean, carrying a force no less than that which marched by land. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Lottie, as grand vizier of the proceedings, was now in her element. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z There, too, many of the highest viziers were his friends who had very great influence in affairs. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z On the vizier not being able to answer the question, the cowboy king ordered one of his constables to bring the Brahman to him. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Labotsibeni listened intently, and when her vizier finished she spoke in her old cracked voice: "Tell my white sons that I am proud to welcome them to Swaziland and will grant them an audience." Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The Khan asked Prince Yeremi to meet his vizier in the field; but that was simply treachery, which was discovered, and the negotiations were finally broken off. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z “It would not be good to make an end of him at this moment,” said the vizier. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z The viziers took their places; the Sultan's divan remains vacant; nearest to it sits the Grand Vizier; farther back sit the pashas, agas, and begs. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Perhaps the operator of the magic lantern which projected these phantasms on the sky-screen was the vizier of the Thirst King—striving to lure the unwary to a terrible doom. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z I could see that Tzaneen and her trusted vizier were in a nervous condition. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The councillors also, and the grand vizier and the governors of the provinces, begged him to continue in the land, and to take still more share in the government. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z “The omen is favourable,” said the vizier, lifting his eyes. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z We very much pity the fate of his grand vizier Sisera, who, having lost the battle of Galilee, leaped from his chariot and four that he might fly more swiftly on foot. The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z Both the Commander of the Faithful and all his viziers and officers were stupefied by this proposal, and most of the assemblage considered the beggar to be a madman. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z The vizier gave Firdousī an apartment near himself, and related to the caliph the manner in which he had been treated at Ghazni. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z If he were not so young," said some of them "he might be made grand vizier, the next in dignity to the king, or be appointed governor of a province. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z The grand vizier was at that time the protector of the Greeks. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z O, the stories of caliphs and kings and grand viziers and robbers and things. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z Haroun sat in all his splendour, his viziers, his chamberlains, his great officers about him, in his golden court which displayed all the wonders and superfluities of the East. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Indeed!" said the vizier, "you surely cannot be so cruel! Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Whilst he was thus meditating, a curtain was drawn back, and the caliph entered, followed by his vizier and his chamberlain. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z He never checked the deliberations of the divan; and every vizier might give his opinion without fear of incurring the minister's displeasure. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Even the capricious Xerxes would never have permitted the entire destruction of one of the races of the empire, nor would a vizier have proposed it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The vizier asked him what had befallen him, so the young man informed him; and on hearing his words, the vizier affected to be grieved for him, and wept. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z This, however, might only be the vizier behind which some deeply wounded feeling hid itself from the outer world. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z The next day the grand vizier executed his commission. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z All the world favored him, not because he was in the right road, or followed the dictates of reason, or was a man of real merit, but because he was prime vizier. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z My object was to force the master of Wilicza into raising for once his closed vizier. Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.173Z In every land we have produced great merchants and rulers, prime ministers, viziers, nobles. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z At the upper end of the log-house I have mentioned, stood the chief superintendent, with his secretary or grand vizier, Major Anderson; the two interpreters, and some other officials. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z The sultan sent off his grand vizier to welcome the visitors, with an apology for not coming himself, being busily engaged in erecting a sugar mill—a refreshing instance of royal industry. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z On the other hand, he is pretty dazzling, leaping nimbly from Mesopotamia to Alexander the Great to the Ottoman viziers to today’s consumerism, drawing unlikely parallels and surprising lessons. Turkey?s Rules 2011-01-21T02:25:53Z "I can marry the grand vizier's daughter; I can purchase a house in Belgrave Square; I can build a fine castle in the air!" said Warrington, pleased with the other's exultation. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Vazir, vezir, or, as we express it, vizier, literally signifies a porter; and, by metaphor, the minister who bears the principal burden of the state, generally called the Sublime Porte. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Najib, indeed, held his own, and for the part played by him in the victory of Panipat was made vizier of the empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z "Of course we expect to see the numbers of unique users of our websites come down dramatically," says Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch's grand vizier at Wapping. Farewell, unique users ? killed by the paywall 2010-03-21T00:05:00Z Selim was, above all, fortunate in possessing for his grand vizier a minister whose untiring industry and remarkable talents for business enabled him to bear on his own shoulders the whole burden of government. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies After a few months he became aware of the crimes of the vizier, and slew him and his sons in a hand-to-hand fight in the palace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Take them from among the most beautiful sons of thy viziers* and great men; or neither can my thirst nor thy curiosity be satisfied. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z After practising as a physician he quitted Bokhara at the age of twenty-two, and for a number of years led a wandering life, settling at last at Hamadan, subsequently as vizier of the Emir. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis It is suggestive to watch how the name of the vizier occupies almost as prominent place in all their addresses as that of his master. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar The grand vizier rode his favorite elephant, and was accompanied by a train of Indian nobility. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom The traitor Tennes was put to death, but Mentor rose high in the favour of the king, and entered into a close alliance with the eunuch Bagoas, the king’s favourite and vizier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" His courtiers and viziers exerted their efforts to soothe his extravagance; but, finding every expedient ineffectual, they all united in one vociferation, “The caliph is gone mad! the caliph is out of his senses!” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z "Ha! ha!" said the horse of the vizier. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 The new caliph hated the vizier Zayyāt, who had opposed his election, and had him seized and killed with the same atrocious cruelty which the vizier himself had inflicted on others. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The driver goaded him, and the vizier cursed; but in vain. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom In the New Kingdom the leading priests were more frequently mere clerics than theretofore, though for instance the high priest of Ammon was often at the same time the vizier of southern Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" On this particular day when our story starts, Miotis was in his palace, his massive head leaning against a muscular palm, and his gaze intent on the face of his vizier, Kannot. Once Upon A Planet But not the bang of the revolver, and the flint-lock of the vizier was smoking, and the dromedary had fallen, and its life blood was pouring out on the sand. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 He was a man of very feeble character, and a mere puppet in the hands of his vizier Ahmad b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" As the vizier approached with his numerous hunting party, the attendants of these sick persons betook themselves to flight, leaving the helpless patients to their fate. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom The office of vizier was by no means a sinecure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" "Tell me, vizier, have I become so full of war that I cannot live without it?" Once Upon A Planet "Why do you point out these things to us?" asked the Sheik's vizier. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 Mamun, on receiving his brother’s invitation to go to Bagdad, was greatly perplexed; but his tutor and later vizier, Fadl b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The first of the creatures of God is the Universal Intelligence or Spirit, impersonated in Hamza, Hakim’s vizier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Egypt was the vast estate of Pharaoh, and the vizier was the steward of it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The trumpets announced the arrival of the vizier, and at the sound the players stopped their tune and the dancers their dance. Once Upon A Planet Who has not heard of the reproof thus conveyed, through the medium of a vizier skilled in the mystic language of birds, to the devastating ambition of Sultan Mahmood of Ghazni? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 His very able vizier, the noble and disinterested Ali b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The divan of the Sublime Porte was for long the council of the empire, presided over by the grand vizier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The whole of the administration was in the hands of the king with his vizier and other court officials; no trace of the feudalism of the Middle Kingdom survived. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The vizier did not look up, and his face betrayed nothing of what he felt. Once Upon A Planet It might be thought that powers so vast as those bestowed on the vizier might have rendered him formidable, if not dangerous, to his master. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 In 1840 Crete was again taken from Mehemet Ali, and replaced under the dominion of the Turks, but fortunately Mustafa still retained his governorship until he left for Constantinople to become grand vizier in 1852. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The grand vizier conducted the boy to the caliph, and presented him at the time appointed for hearing Ali Cogia and the merchant. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women His internal administration was marked by gross extravagance, which led to his viziers being forced to practise violent extortion for which they afterwards suffered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" But after a minute, his face cleared and he looked with brighter interest at his vizier. Once Upon A Planet Mahmoud's predecessor had, on a similar request, surrendered the heads of the viziers. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The vizier replied: "Because you entrusted a lac of rupees to men you didn't know, and who will never come back." The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 The mother was extremely alarmed when she saw that the vizier was going to take away her son. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women The vizier’s offices were given to one of the caliph’s creatures, Mahommed b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Ali, the caliph's brother, was soon conquered by Said; but the grand vizier's son withstood him so bravely that after a long contest they thought it best to postpone the decision until the next meeting. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The viziers kissed the holy flag and took the oath to defend it to the last drop of their blood. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries "Then," said the vizier, "I shall erase your name and insert theirs." The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 “So I understand from your majesty,” replied the grand vizier. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women The vizier was afterwards crucified with his five brothers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" "The gate keeper expressly said it was the street to the right of the bazar," said one of the men; "he will certainly pass through it to-night, in company with the grand vizier." Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace From the hour of her arrival, Lady Hester had been deeply engaged, in concert with her grand vizier, Albert Jekyl, in preparations for the coming campaign. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Soon after they had departed, he, in a sportive humor, ordered his vizier to make out a list of all the fools in his dominions. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 “If the affair be the same,” returned the grand vizier, “it appears to me that your majesty cannot proceed in a better manner, nor give any other judgment.” Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women The caliph, who up to this time appears to have left the administration to the viziers, now sent for Shīrgūh, whose speedy arrival in Egypt caused the Franks to withdraw. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Whenever he has been seen and recognized at night, he was always unattended except by the vizier or the head chamberlain. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Without or slave, Amir or vizier to a pasture place Of sheep he came, where dark, in tattered grace, Watched one, an Arab youth. Days and Dreams Poems The vizier did so, and put his majesty's name at the head of them. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 In our great conferences, my viziers and I decided that the Tuareg could never so change. Border, Breed Nor Birth When speaking one day to Kummer-u-din, who was then vizier, he demanded how many ladies he had? The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 "Grand vizier, let us embrace him, for here stands our savior." Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace We require not a vizier to talk, but to act as a leech, and draw blood where it is too rich or corrupt. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 At last the vizier had compassion upon them and called out to them: 'All these treasures and all these walls and corridors do not in truth exist at all. Dreamers of the Ghetto Even a vizier of such importance as this one must need solace at times, he decided philosophically. Border, Breed Nor Birth "Let one hundred fifty of our female captives," said Nadir, "be sent to the vizier, who will then be entitled to the high military rank of a mim-bashee, or commander of a thousand." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 As soon as the Ruler of Bagdad had ascended the throne, the grand vizier commanded silence, and asked who appeared as complainant before his master. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace There was a gentle tapping at the door, which the vizier hastened to open, and returned with the news that the chief of the mollahs humbly solicited the favour of an audience. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 It was said that the sultan, the grand vizier, and Djavid Bey, Minister of Finance, as well as a majority of the cabinet, were opposed to war. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources And your kaimkams, and valis, and viziers, have all been taught in the same Text-Book, at the same Political School, and by the same Professor. The Book of Khalid He was terrified into submission at the approach of Nadir, and sent his vizier to deprecate the wrath of that monarch. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 "As surely as that I shall some time be in paradise," answered the vizier, "for my daughter made the purse with her own hands." Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace It was from this city that Joseph, when vizier of Egypt, took his wife, the daughter of the high priest there. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture Some day, your grand vizier and most humble servant is going to do a Sunday story on a drawing in a Chinese lottery.” The Readjustment First of all came a kind of grand vizier, the Tartan, or commander-in-chief of the royal armies. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 I threw up intrenchments against intrenchments: I knew a little more upon that subject than my comrade the grand vizier; and I had plenty of troops in health to guard them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The caliph's brother and grand vizier's son were his constant companions; and it soon became a proverb in Bagdad: "I would that I were as good and as fortunate as Said, the son of Benezar." Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace He hardly heard the well-meant warning which Artabanus, the shrewd old vizier, gave as he passed the door of the great hall. A Victor of Salamis “As your grand vizier, I shall put the machinery in motion that will free the beautiful young bride,” rejoined Mark Heath. The Readjustment On the death of the amir Avicenna ceased to be vizier, and hid himself in the house of an apothecary, where, with intense assiduity, he continued the composition of his works. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" I had caused the country in the rear of the grand vizier's army to be ravaged: but these people, as well as their horses and especially their camels, will live almost upon nothing. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 At first he thought it must be the caliph and his grand vizier; but one of the men clapped his hands, and immediately two other men hurried very noiselessly up the street from the bazar. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Xerxes’s act was a plain proof that he was adopting the beautiful Hellene as one of his personal favourites,—a post of influence and honour not to be despised by a vizier. A Victor of Salamis Loge is in all the following scene Wotan's very active vizier, furnishing the invention and carrying out the stratagems. The Wagnerian Romances Avicenna was even raised to the office of vizier; but the turbulent soldiery, composed of Kurds and Turks, mutinied against their nominal sovereign, and demanded that the new vizier should be put to death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Unfortunately the Grand Seignior had but too well replaced the wrong-headed grand vizier, who had been killed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 They spoke of taking you prisoner and of killing your vizier. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace He trod firmly upon the particular square of golden carpet at the foot of the dais which none, saving the king, the vizier, and the “Six Princes,” could lawfully tread. A Victor of Salamis Come, my Lord of Orsini—come, worthy Jew,” continued the grand vizier, rising from his seat, “we will depart to the Ottoman encampment.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf But even in that orthodox age he became vizier to the amir of Murcia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" And under the Persian monarch, when Babylon fell, Daniel became a vizier, or satrap, with great dignity and power. Ancient States and Empires Conceal yourself, Said, behind the curtain of my throne; and you, grand vizier, send at once for that wicked police justice. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Artaphernes, satrap of Lydia, had his divan, his viziers, and his audiences,—a court worthy of a king,—but the real lord of Western Asia was the prince who was nominally his guest. A Victor of Salamis “Proceed, Demetrius,” said the grand vizier, “spare not a single detail.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Captain Battleax he regarded as the sultan of the world; but he was the sultan's vizier, and having the discipline of the ship altogether in his own hands, was, to my thinking, its very master. The Fixed Period The prefect was virtually the vizier, or prime minister, since it was his care to watch over the personal safety of a monarch whose power rested on the military. Ancient States and Empires "Here it is," said the merchant, drawing out a purse which he handed to the vizier to give to the caliph. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace When Artabanus, the vizier, approached with a message, he first kissed the carpet below the dais. A Victor of Salamis Manifest no hatred to the vizier on account of his late treacherous intention with regard to the honor of Nisida: for vengeance belongeth not to mortals. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf J. H. J. The Queen at Chess.—In the old titles of the men at chess, the queen, who does all the hard work, was called the prime minister, or grand vizier. Notes and Queries, Number 211, November 12, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Haman, a descendant of the Amalekitish kings, is the favorite minister and grand vizier of the Persian monarch. Ancient States and Empires I certainly don't want to dispute the grand vizier's word; he is a truthful man, but alas! the purse does belong to me and that rascal of a Said stole it. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The grand vizier was in ecstasies, and begged very hard that the captain would go up to Gonong Satang, and just fire one or two at their adversaries in that town. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery I have a friend in Florence—Fernand Wagner——” “And if he be your friend, count, you cannot possess one more likely to be sincere!” exclaimed the vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf These descendants of Abraham," he said to his grand vizier, "never know when they are beaten. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends And now the grand vizier kissed the caliph's hand, and, presenting the ambassadors, explained their errand. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. Sire, I am a German by birth, and have been in your country too short a time to be able to entertain you with a Persian tale or an amusing story of sultans and viziers. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Eugene was as desirous of such an event as the vizier, and therefore the troops were soon engaged, almost under the walls of Peterwaradin. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History To him shalt thou merely state that Demetrius is a traitor, and that tremendous perils hang over the heads of the vizier’s much-loved relatives. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Ikkor, the Jewish vizier of the king of Assyria, was the wisest man in the land, but he was not happy. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends However, at the instance of the grand vizier, he consented to consider the subject, and promise the ambassadors another audience on the morrow. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. There are two great names in the tangled and somewhat tedious story of Islam which stand out, deathless, from the crowd of sultans, viziers, and Moslem conquerors—the names of Haroun al Raschid and Saladin. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History His palace had seven hundred porters; sixty viziers were occupied in his affairs. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers “Is he attached to the person of that mighty man whom you denominate the grand vizier? and shall we see him in the pavilion of his highness?” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The vizier, however, was hopeful that he would reform and gain wisdom with years, and he took him to the palace of the king and appointed him an officer of the royal guard. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends Honora was afraid of displeasing her domestic vizier, and rendering him for ever unpropitious to her little guests if she deferred his removal of the breakfast things beyond a reasonable hour. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster And so far afield had his fame spread that on one of his many trips abroad, he made plans, at the request of the Sultan's grand vizier, for an iron bridge over the Bosphorus. James B. Eads In effect, he consulted his sixty viziers, and demanded of them what remarkable vengeance he could exercise upon these young slaves; but no advice of theirs could give him satisfaction. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers “The wretches!” exclaimed the grand vizier, in an excited voice. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "It is because they have a firm faith in their future," answered the vizier. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends I feel like a caliph with a grand vizier. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim A change in viziers, however, prevented its being built. James B. Eads The viziers and officers of justice being assembled in the divan, waited the arrival of their Sultan; and Misnar, having ascended the throne, commanded Horam to deliver to him a faithful account of his enemies. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers “I was not mistaken in thee, Demetrius,” said the grand vizier, “when I chose thee for that mission on account of thy discreetness and foresight.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "Under a descendant of the royal House of David," the vizier answered, solemnly. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends I will demand the daughter of the grand vizier in marriage, who, no doubt, will be glad of an alliance with a man of my consequence. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes On the present occasion two popes, a conqueror, a celebrated philosopher, and a recently canonised saint, were intended to feast the palates of Satan, his viziers, and his favourites. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom When Mohammed rose to depart, the two viziers, being of equal rank, moved together towards the door.... The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 “To the pavilion of his Highness, Ibrahim-Pasha, the grand vizier of the glorious Sultan Solyman,” answered the Turk; “and at the hands of that powerful minister ye will receive naught but honorable and kind treatment.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Not only did he do so, but he gave Ikkor many valuable presents and the vizier returned to Assyria, resumed his place by the king's side, and became a greater favorite than before. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends The vizier shall receive me with great pomp, and shall give me the right hand and place me above himself, to do me the more honor. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The grand vizier presides over this body, and is responsible for all measures adopted by it. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Immediately attached to the person of the Assyrian monarch was the Rab-saki, “the chief of the princes,” or vizier. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs “And the grand vizier himself—is he a good, kind man?” asked Flora. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The sadness faded from the vizier's eyes as he watched the lad at his games and his lessons, and Ikkor himself imparted wisdom to Nadan. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends The house was the palace of the king's vizier, and they were celebrating that night the wedding of his son. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Thus the vizier, or prime minister, who remained in the capital, became, by degrees, a more influential personage than 'the grand seignior' himself. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The easier way, therefore, is for him to surrender all administration to a vizier, and give him full power. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics “The stratagem was a good one, Demetrius,” observed the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Meanwhile, the vizier descended into a cellar deep beneath his palace and was there fed, while his adopted son, Nadan, was appointed chief of the king's counselors in his stead. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends The vizier unsheathed the sabre, looked at it, stared first at Naznai and then at the weapon, and finally rushed, sabre in hand, straight to the king. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Near the recreation77 building is the famous pachisi or chess board, similar to the one at Agra, where Akbar and his vizier, sitting opposite, marshalled the slave girls to and fro. Travels in the Far East Barbers have become grand viziers, and in such shaving countries a barber is held in high respect. In the Mahdi's Grasp “Oh! those miscreants would have assuredly murdered you, my faithful Demetrius,” said the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The king wept, too, when he saw his old vizier. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends The king was even more astonished than the vizier. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Here he was again made a judge, but this was only of short duration, for the vizier became jealous of his success, and, after marrying three wives, Ibn was obliged to take refuge in flight. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World An Arab tale in the Bibliothèque Nationale at Paris shows us a king's son who in his wanderings lands on a strange island, where he marries the king's daughter and becomes his father-in-law's vizier. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology “Unfortunately such demons as those Florentine banditti are capable of every atrocity,” observed the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "I am Ikkor," answered the vizier, and he told the story of his escape. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends Then the king sent for Naznai, and the vizier brought him in. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Wolsey, powerful as he was, lived, like a Turkish vizier, in constant fear of his capricious master. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges When the prince as vizier entered the cavern he found a negro, who led him to his mistress, the queen of a people of Amazons. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology “In a few moments,” whispered the leader of the little escort to the two females, “you will be in the presence of the grand vizier, who will receive you alone.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "Water," said the vizier, "is a sign of life." Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends The viziers and nawabs that ruled in the name of the emperors rendered them neither obedience nor tribute. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 Justice is administered promptly, but without much regard to equity or mercy; and the course of the grand vizier is generally marked with blood. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Every year it was the vizier's duty to enter the cavern, having first received instructions from the king and a mysterious gift. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology “Don’t give way to despair, Demetrius,” said the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf After them the sultan and the vizier enter the tent. Mystics and Saints of Islam In the Orient the favourite stories are those narrating sudden and amazing shifts of fortune—beggars become viziers or viziers become beggars, and all in a single night. The New World of Islam When all was lost, he signified to the Turkish vizier his desire to return to Charles's Return to Sweden. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges He appears in the character of a vizier or a sultan in the Arabian Nights. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 “But your grand vizier, signor, must be very powerful to have a great army at his disposal.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf But the grand chamberlain Nasir was strongly in his favour, and opposed this; his influence, however, being less than that of the vizier, Hallaj and some of his followers were arrested. Mystics and Saints of Islam This man, a Circassian by birth, had won the confidence of his master, the Bey, who made him vizier. The New World of Islam The vizier neglected no means to rid his master of so troublesome a person. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The new vizier soon found that he could, no more than his predecessor, content the army. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign But who can describe the wonder and amazement which overwhelmed Flora and her aunt, when, in the person of the grand vizier, was revealed to them the long absent brother and nephew, Alessandro Francatelli! Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The vizier, foiled in his attempt, caused Hallaj to be brought several times before him, and tried by artfully devised questions to elicit from him some heretical utterance, but in vain. Mystics and Saints of Islam And when that black mute arrives, the vizier, doffing his robe of office, and with neither question nor remonstrance, will bare his neck to be strangled. The New World of Islam The father of the vizier, a venerable old man, respected throughout the empire, which he had long governed, met his fate with the most heroic firmness. History of the Moors of Spain Whereupon she drove him ignominiously out of her presence, and ordered her grand vizier to prepare for a journey into Ethiopia. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 With these words the grand vizier bowed haughtily to the duke, and quitted the council chamber. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf In the first book of his Masnavi he has a strange story of a vizier who persuaded his king, a Jewish persecutor of the Christians, to mutilate him. Mystics and Saints of Islam The Eastern monarch may immure himself in his harem, casting the burdens of state upon the shoulders of a grand vizier. The New World of Islam It is recorded of him, that his viziers urged him to punish with death one of his relations who had taken arms against him, and caused himself to be proclaimed caliph. History of the Moors of Spain Very long it seemed to the sultan—although, in fact, it was only half an hour—before the vizier came to report, that the doctor was nowhere to be found. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 They represented to him how Christians, who had abjured their creed and embraced the Moslem faith, had risen to the highest offices, even to the post of grand vizier, or prime minister of the empire. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf He was successful in curing the Sultan, who showed his gratitude by appointing Avicenna his vizier. Mystics and Saints of Islam Yet, any evening, at the pout of a dancing-girl, the monarch may send from his harem to the vizier's palace a negro "mute," armed with the bowstring. The New World of Islam The brothers and relations of El Hakkam, the viziers and their chief, the Hadjeb, the white and black eunuchs, the archers and cuirassiers of the guard, all swore obedience to the monarch. History of the Moors of Spain This present she contrived to send to the vizier at the same time with the proposals of peace made by the emperor. Peter the Great He discoursed in an intelligent manner upon the policy of Italy and Austria, and gave the grand vizier considerable information relative to the customs, resources, and condition of these countries. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The cadi refused; that, he said, was not his intention; but the vizier insisted, and ended by obtaining the sentence of death, which was signed by all the maulvies present. Mystics and Saints of Islam Hast killed some Tartar and tucked his bow into one, and torn the crescent from the vizier’s tent to make the other match it? Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection No, no, Mustapha; a good vizier is easy to be found, but a good barber, you know as well as I do, requires some talent.” The Pacha of Many Tales The vizier was extremely pleased with the present, and he at once agreed to the conditions of peace, and thus the Czar and all his army escaped the destruction which threatened them. Peter the Great Manuel d’Orsini abjured Christianity, and entered the Ottoman service, in which his success was brilliant and his rise rapid, thanks to the favor of the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf He there lived on friendly terms with the vizier of that country. Mystics and Saints of Islam The vizier made Mr Overweg a present of a small lion. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “Very true, Mustapha; then, on condition that you continue your office of barber, I have no objection to throw that of vizier into the bargain.” The Pacha of Many Tales She arranged it with the emperor that he was to propose terms of peace to the vizier, by which, on certain conditions, he was to be allowed to retire with his army. Peter the Great Solyman became alarmed; and, opening his eyes to the real position of affairs, perceived that the vizier was indeed far more powerful than himself. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf One day the vizier said to him, "We are going out of the city to a certain place; will you come with us?" Mystics and Saints of Islam He here received the intelligence that Sheikh Omar, of Kukawa, had been dethroned, his vizier slain, and that in a fierce battle a number of his other friends had fallen. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “Very true; but, Mustapha, the consequence is that I am in want of a vizier; and whom do I know equal to that office?” The Pacha of Many Tales We at length reached the palace, and at the entrance found the grand vizier, seated with the mollah bashi, in the chief executioner's apartment. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan “Your highness and all the councilors now assembled well merit the reproaches of the Marquis of Orsini,” said the grand vizier, sternly. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Finally the sultan and the vizier went into the tent and came out again. Mystics and Saints of Islam He had received a valuable horse from the vizier, which was his companion for the next three years. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “Although unnecessary for me, I thought it might be requisite for a vizier,” observed the pacha. The Pacha of Many Tales As we stood at the window, the grand vizier said to the mollah Nad�n, 'In the name of Ali, what is this that we hear? The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan “I grant you until sunset, my lord—until sunset this evening.” added the grand vizier, speaking with stern emphasis. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The vizier eagerly caught up the expressions "O infidel," etc., which escaped the cadi in his excitement, and asked him to pronounce sentence of death. Mystics and Saints of Islam The vizier treated the travellers with great courtesy, and desired them to ride by his side. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “If it would pleasure your sublime highness to hear these stories read, the slave will wait your commands,” replied the vizier. The Pacha of Many Tales To this most gracious speech the grand vizier and all the courtiers made exclamations, 'May the king live for ever! The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan “The Lady Nisida is a magnificent woman, Demetrius,” observed a voice which our heroine immediately recognized to be that of the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The grand vizier, in executing the emperor's orders, would but just give the sisters time to dress themselves to appear before his majesty, without telling them the reason. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The vizier was attended by eight female slaves and horsemen, and the same number of led horses. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Inshallah! please the Lord, the vizier’s head may sometimes save my own.” The Pacha of Many Tales I presented myself at the grand vizier's levee, with several other couriers, from different parts of the empire, and delivered my dispatches. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan “Is your highness already enamored of Donna Nisida?” asked the person to whom the grand vizier had addressed the preceding observations. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf He made them ride on each side of him, an honour which was envied by the grand vizier, who was much mortified to see them preferred before him. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Accompanying another band, the doctor at length rejoined the vizier. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley He talked fast and loud, vaunted his own exploits, curled his whiskers as he swore to the most improbable assertions, and had become a general nuisance and terror since he had obtained the vizier’s protection. The Pacha of Many Tales The vizier easily discovered what passed within me, and said, 'If you dislike my offer, you are your own master, and another may easily be found to accept it. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan The grand vizier gently withdrew from Nisida’s hand the tablets on which her eyes were positively riveted; but it was only to trace a few lines to afford her additional explanations. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf He pronounced sentence of death upon the wretched queen and ordered the grand vizier to see it executed. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales On approaching the house of the vizier, to whom he had been directed, he found assembled before it about two hundred gorgeously-dressed horsemen. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “May your highness’s shadow never be less!” replied the vizier. The Pacha of Many Tales I did not let the vizier proceed further. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan And thou, false vizier, shalt writhe in the flames at the stake!” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The vizier carried them as he was directed, and delivering them to the cook, said: "Here are four fish just brought to the sultan; he orders you to dress them." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales While the doctor was contemplating this scene he found that the vizier and his party had galloped on in advance. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “Yes; vizier,” replied the renegade; “many years before I turned Turk.” The Pacha of Many Tales He talks of making a general massacre of all that is male, within and without his harem, beginning with his viziers, and finishing by the eunuchs. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan Then, having performed this much, speed thou without delay to Leghorn, and seek the grand vizier, Ibrahim Pasha. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Accordingly the fisherman went away by night, and coming to the lake, threw in his nets betimes next morning, took four fish like the former, and brought them to the vizier at the hour appointed. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales He was conducted to the house of the gadado, or vizier, where apartments were provided for him and his servants. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley He has almost ruined the beard of your slave,” replied the vizier, adjusting the folds of his turban. The Pacha of Many Tales This was my kebleh in all transactions with the elchi, and my ingenuity was constantly exercised in endeavouring to extract something from him which would be acceptable to the vizier, and serviceable to myself. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan The curtain was instantly closed behind them; and they now found themselves inside the gorgeous abode of the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The genie obeyed as faithfully and exactly as the day before; the grand vizier's son passed the night as coldly and disagreeably, and the princess had the same alarm and mortification. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales If the king who sent me this letter has such hostlers and such scullions, how great must be his khans and viziers! The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story “Merely because I was at fault, vizier, and wished to gain time, to consider what I should say next.” The Pacha of Many Tales And their viziers also have their allotted portion: why should they refuse them? The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan But in the meantime, a scene of profound and touching interest had taken place in the gorgeous pavilion of the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The genie instantly carried the vizier's son whither Aladdin had commanded him; and after he had breathed upon him, which prevented his stirring, left him there. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales She was the elder daughter of the vizier of Persia. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 “We Turks!” muttered the vizier, as he cast his eyes upon the retiring figure of the renegade. The Pacha of Many Tales The grand vizier was, without a doubt, the man in Persia, who from his acuteness, tact, and presence of mind, had the most influence over the Shah. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan When the personages thus assembled had taken their seats around the spacious table, covered with a rich red velvet cloth, the grand vizier proceeded to address the duke and the councilors. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Take those fish," said he to his vizier, "and carry them to the cook whom the emperor of the Greeks has sent me. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales When Schemseddin’s daughter was 20 years old, the sultan asked her in marriage, but the vizier told him she was betrothed to his brother’s son, Bed´reddin Ali. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 “Holy Prophet! what a Turk!” exclaimed the vizier; lifting up his hands. The Pacha of Many Tales The leading passion of the vizier was the love of receiving presents. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan But the Count and Countess of Riverola shed many, many tears at the sad and untimely fate of the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The grand vizier being witness to what had passed, "This is too wonderful and extraordinary," said he, "to be concealed from the sultan; I will inform him of this prodigy." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Having quarrelled with his elder brother, he travelled to Baso´ra, where he married the vizier’s daughter, and succeeded his father-in-law in office. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 “Never fear me, vizier; your slave lives but to obey you, we Turks say.” The Pacha of Many Tales Well, have you written?' said the grand vizier. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan At length, half regretting that she had taken the present step, Aischa slowly revealed her various causes of complaint against the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Whence come you, good woman," said he, "that you do not know that the grand vizier's son is to marry the Princess Badroulboudour, the sultan's daughter, to-night? The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The grand vizier was on the wide platform of the throne, making a speech, but the uproar was so great that not one word of it could Ting-a-ling hear. Ting-a-ling “Well, I’ll get rid of her to-morrow; but I can tell you, vizier, that I deserve all my pay, for its rather fatiguing work—besides, my conscience.” The Pacha of Many Tales Most of those in high offices, even the viziers, make him annual gifts, in case the day of the Shah's displeasure should come, And then they would hope to be dealt with gently by him. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan So noiselessly and reptile-like did the hideous Ethiopian steal into the apartment, that he was within a yard of the grand vizier ere the latter was aware that the door had even opened. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "This night," answered the mother, "the grand vizier's son is to marry the Princess Badroulboudour." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales This brought upon him the wrath of the 'Ulam� who, however, were finally overcome by the free-thinking and heretical Emperor and his vizier. The Faith of Islam “God is great!” said the pacha, taking the bottle from his mouth, after a long draught, and handing it to his vizier. The Pacha of Many Tales The grand vizier was taken ill, two days ago, of a strange uneasiness, after having eaten more than his usual quantity of raw lettuce and cucumber, steeped in vinegar and sugar. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan I have the honor to be the grand vizier of his imperial highness the glorious Sultan Solyman, and my name is Ibrahim. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The genie presently returned with the vizier's son, and in an instant they were transported into the same chamber of the palace from whence they had been brought. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales When they have weighed sufficiently long upon men, Providence, like the sultan to his viziers, sends them the bowstring by a mute, and they execute themselves. Napoleon the Little “Allah—what a talent!” muttered the vizier to himself, as the renegade disappeared. The Pacha of Many Tales In fact, at Charles's suggestion, the sultan went to war with Russia and got the czar into such a tight place that he only escaped by bribing the Turkish vizier. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. Constantine received the key, made a low obeisance, and withdrew, leaving the grand vizier to feast his voluptuous imagination with delicious thoughts of the beauteous Calanthe. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf So the vizier did as the king had commanded him. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The breast of thy lover shall shield thee, and cover My own jemscheed from harm; Think’st thou I fear the dark vizier, Or the mufti’s vengeful arm? The Bon Gaultier Ballads The chief vizier replied, “Those who know of treason, and conceal it, are participators in the crime.” The Pacha of Many Tales The king one day, in a sportive humor, ordered the vizier to make out a list of all the fools in his dominions. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings In the meantime the Princess Aischa, the now neglected wife of the grand vizier, had repaired to the imperial seraglio to obtain an interview with her brother, Solyman the Magnificent. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "Know'st thou not that lake?" said the sultan to the vizier. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Thy lover is with thee, and danger afar: Say, is it the glance of the haughty vizier, Or the bark of the distant effendi, you fear? The Bon Gaultier Ballads The vizier bowed; and the pacha returned to the palace without further adventure. The Pacha of Many Tales Jack levelled his pistol at the vizier's head, but by a dexterous movement he avoided the shot. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The page turned his handsome countenance up toward the grand vizier, and commenced in melodious, liquid tones, the following song— Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "No," replied the vizier, "I never so much as heard of it, although I have for sixty years hunted beyond that mountain." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Here is a poem by an Emir's vizier, Al-Wazi Al-Maghribi: I shall relate to you my adventure, and adventures are of various kinds. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions Recollect, vizier, that I am grateful—you understand me;” and the renegade quitted the divan, leaving Mustapha still in his astonishment. The Pacha of Many Tales The vizier answered by ordering his men to surround the Christians, which they did their best to accomplish. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series In the evening a functionary of the imperial household was sent to the palace of the grand vizier to demand the seals of office; and thus fell Piri Pasha. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf While she was thus bewailing herself, the grand vizier entered, and asked her if the fish were ready. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales When Ibn Ar-Rumi had eaten it, he perceived that he was poisoned, and he rose to withdraw; on which the vizier said to him: "Where are you going?" A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions The renegade, with a smile upon his lips, and Mustapha with astonishment looked at each other for a few seconds “You have a great talent, Selim,” observed the vizier. The Pacha of Many Tales The vizier intended to take the Arabs by surprise, and he would have succeeded in this, had it not been for Thyra. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series “Does the object of her affections possess so obdurate a heart?” inquired the grand vizier, strangely interested in the discourse of his youthful page. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "After what I have seen," said the sultan to the vizier, "it will not be possible for me to be easy; these fish, without doubt, signify something extraordinary." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The vizier's liberality went so far that he showered balls of musk upon the Hashimites, the commanders of the troops, the katibs, and the persons who held an eminent rank at court. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions These Franks are strange people,” observed the pacha to the vizier; “they’ve a tear for every woman.” The Pacha of Many Tales This force was led by no less a personage than the Pasha Ibrahim himself, whose fierce grey eyes glared beneath his shaggy brows at those who had slain his vizier. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The harem, occupying one complete wing of the vizier’s palace, consisted of three stories. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "Go," said Aladdin, "fetch the vizier's son out of the place where you left him, and carry the pair to the sultan's palace, from whence you brought them." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Thus it is told of Ibn Bakiya, the vizier, that in the space of twenty days he distributed twenty thousand robes of honour. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions “It requires explanation,” replied the vizier; “this is certain, that it must mean something.” The Pacha of Many Tales They were led, as before, by the captain of the guard, and the truculent vizier Abdullah. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series “Not so,” replied the grand vizier; “for at the very time when I first beheld thee in the Bezestein, certain offers had been secretly conveyed to me from the reis-effendi.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The vizier, looking about the divan, perceived the tailor's widow, and sent the chief of the mace-bearers to conduct her to the sultan. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales A female musician then said to him: 'Lord of viziers! there must be wasps in these robes to prevent you from keeping them on your body!' A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions “Enough,” replied the host, pacified with the pretended humility of the vizier. The Pacha of Many Tales "Nothing escapes your honour's penetration," answered the vizier. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series And, with these words, the slave glided hastily from the room, leaving the grand vizier a prey to feelings of ineffable horror. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The grand vizier immediately called the chief of the mace-bearers, and pointing to her, bade him tell her to come before the sultan. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The vizier then scattered gold and silver coins and eggs of amber among the rest of the people. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions Right, good vizier—right—recollect, pacha, what I have said. The Pacha of Many Tales "Christians, you are welcome," said Ibrahim, through his new vizier. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Three months had now elapsed since Ibrahim-Pasha had risen to the exalted rank of grand vizier, and had married the sister of Solyman the Magnificent. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf He was going to repeat the observation, but the sultan interrupted him, and said: "You told me so once before; I see, vizier, you have not forgotten your son's espousals to my daughter." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales I dethroned my brother; my nephew dethroned me, my viziers were beheaded, and I am condemned to end my days in the old Seraglio. Candide The pacha appeared to be in high good humour, and so was the vizier. The Pacha of Many Tales "He says his face will be whitened by the rays of your highness's wisdom, the like to which he has never before seen," the vizier interpreted. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series “But is it in my power to render you happier?” demanded the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "His palace!" replied the grand vizier in amazement; "I thought as I passed it stood in its usual place." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales A certain king was much addicted to women, and one of his viziers warned him of the danger. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature “It is here,” replied the vizier, drinking off his coffee; while the pacha watched him from the corner of his small grey eye. The Pacha of Many Tales The scales of justice quivered whilst he whispered to his vizier— "This Frank is rich, is he not?" Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series “And were he to spurn her from him—oh! your highness, it would kill her!” said the page, fixing his large, eloquent eyes upon the countenance of the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The grand vizier gave orders for a detachment, and instructed the officer who commanded the men how they were to act, that Aladdin might not escape. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The vizier replied: 'O king! this is just what I warned you of!' Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature “Murakkas, you are dismissed,” continued the vizier to the executioner, who let go the old woman, and disappeared. The Pacha of Many Tales Ibrahim at once appointed Abdullah his vizier, and gave all the other conspirators important posts. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series There was a short pause, during which the grand vizier was absorbed in profound meditation, while the Greek page never once withdrew his eyes from the countenance of that high functionary. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf "Sir," answered the grand vizier, "if your majesty will but cast your eyes toward the great square, and on the palace walls, you will perceive the truth of what I say." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales A certain king asked his vizier whether habit can vanquish nature, or nature habit? Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature The vizier’s seal having been attached to it, he went with it to where Yussuf was standing. The Pacha of Many Tales "What does he say?" asked the bashaw of his vizier; "does he consent?" Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series “Ah, thou hast a sister, Constantine?” exclaimed the grand vizier. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The sultan, though he was fully persuaded that it was not possible for the vizier to provide so considerable a present for his son, yet hearkened to him, and granted his request. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The vizier replied: 'Nature is stronger, because it is a root, and habit a branch, and every branch returns to its root.' Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature “A piastre, and a drink of the fire water,” replied the vizier. The Pacha of Many Tales He was clinging to another vizier, imploring Allah to preserve him. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The Bulgarian spirit has been since 1878 under the rule of the German kings, as slavishly subordinate as it was for five hundred years under the rule of the Turkish viziers and pashas. Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) After he recovered himself, he said to his vizier; "Is it possible that there should be such a stately palace so near my own, and I be an utter stranger to it till now?" The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The vizier replied: 'Give me time till this evening.' Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature “Then,” said the vizier, “will the Light of the world seek refuge from his troubles in a disguise, and go forth with the humblest of his slaves to witness the condition of his people?” The Pacha of Many Tales "Allah preserve me!" cried the potentate, who was holding on tenaciously to the vizier. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series They were accustomed to hear about strangled sultans and viziers and pashas. Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) Well, vizier," said he aloud, "who do you think it can be that has sent me so extraordinary a present? The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Then the vizier said: 'Behold, O king, how nature overcomes habit, and how the branch returns to the root.' Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature At the repetition of the vizier’s speech, Yussuf became highly exasperated. The Pacha of Many Tales But the vizier made no attempt to obey his superior. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Having replied to these affectionate inquiries, the vizier told the purpose of his coming. The Arabian Nights Entertainments The vizier, notwithstanding his envy and grief at seeing a stranger preferred to his son, durst not disguise his sentiments. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Later on the great vizier Nizam-ul-Mulk founded a high school at Baghdad, in A.D. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature “I wish to ascertain,” said the caliph to the vizier, “if the unlucky Yussuf has managed to provide for his bacchanalian revels to-night?” The Pacha of Many Tales “Your majesty's faithful trumpeter, grand vizier, and factotum is alive and hearty,” said Frank. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys Sage vizier, the sultan, my brother, does me too much honor. The Arabian Nights Entertainments My governess, the grand vizier, and all that attended me, were swallowed up by the sea. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales The learned viziers who stood by the side of the conqueror, such as the two brothers Juvaini, were Persians, and therefore hardly belong to the history of Arab literature. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature The officers were despatched; and in less than an hour, during which the pacha and his vizier smoked in silence, the cadi with the others made their appearance. The Pacha of Many Tales This was interpreted as an insult to the Bulgarian nation, and as the explanation offered by the grand vizier was unsatisfactory, M. Geshoff was recalled to Sofia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" They told the strange tidings to the grand vizier, who informed the sultan. The Arabian Nights Entertainments He commanded his vizier, Ed-Dimiryat, the king of the genies, to collect them from every place: so he collected for him, of the devils, six hundred millions. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales There the two viziers made a long interchange of compliments, and smoked the hargueleh. Sketches “There is a story of my own country, O vizier! in which destiny was foretold, and was most unhappily accomplished.” The Pacha of Many Tales Russia declared the newly-elected sovereign a usurper; the other powers, in deference to her susceptibilities, declined to recognize him, and the grand vizier informed him that his presence in Bulgaria was illegal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The sultan was much astonished at the sacrifice of the grand vizier. The Arabian Nights Entertainments "They are, sir," answered the vizier; "I have obeyed your orders." The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Ibrahim alluded to the Albanian campaign of the preceding year, when the energy of the grand vizier crushed the rebellious beys of the ancient Epirus. Sketches Here the knight lifted his vizier, because he was warm; and the old woman, seeing how handsome he was, said to him: "Come in, handsome youth; you shall be cared for and well looked after." Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know To put it in the form of parables: Suppose a king and his vizier should pay a visit to another king and his vizier. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 Sire," replied the vizier, "she has herself made the offer. The Arabian Nights Entertainments Then he said to his viziers: 'What say ye respecting the affair of Solomon? The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Thus uttered Coumourgi, the dauntless vizier; The reply was the brandish of sabre and spear, And the shout of fierce thousands in joyous ire:— Silence—hark to the signal—fire! Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Hakim, who "believed that divine reason was incarnate in him," four years later proclaimed himself a deity, and the cult was finally established by one of his viziers, the Persian mystic Hamza ibn Ali. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements If there were presents to be made, I ask you, would not those intended for the king be offered personally by the king, and those for the vizier by the vizier? Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 On this evening he set out from his palace accompanied by Giafar, his grand vizier, and Mesrour, chief of the household, all three disguised as merchants. The Arabian Nights Entertainments "This is not all," replied the sultan, "I have farther commands for you:" and so saying he went out of the hall of audience, and returned to Pirouzè's apartment, the vizier following him. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales However, he could not have done his cleansing very thoroughly, or else the vizier had merely wished to humiliate him, for the next day he was sent to the gardens with the rest. The Red Book of Heroes In 1683 the grand vizier besieged Vienna, and would have taken it but for the imperial allies, the Elector of Saxony, the Duke of Lorraine, and the King of Poland. Lectures on Modern history The first person we visited was one of the viziers, called Mayaha, a native of Damagram, a place one day east, from whence the greater part of the population of Zinder is drawn. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Some time after, the prime vizier died, and the sultan conferred the office on the dervish. The Arabian Nights Entertainments He also commanded Asaf, his vizier of men, to collect his soldiers of mankind; and their number was one million, or more. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales One morning a warder entered the cell and roughly informed the prince that he was to go and clean out the vizier's stables, while the others were to dig up the royal garden. The Red Book of Heroes A Turkish vizier gave it to Horace Vernet, and he gave it to me when he had done with it. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter This house of this vizier contained many huts of bee-hive shape; one or two were built of sun-dried earth, but all were small. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government The grand vizier, in executing the emperor's orders, would give the sisters but just time to dress themselves to appear before him, without telling them the reason. The Arabian Nights Entertainments At a signal from the vizier, the audience was now dismissed; Bright-Wits bearing away to his apartments the pieces of the torn chart. Bright-Wits, Prince of Mogadore This the vizier agreed to accept, and when they heard the news the prisoners fell on each other's necks and wept for joy. The Red Book of Heroes He put on his spectacles, broke the seal of the envelope with the respectful anxiety of a vizier receiving a sultan's firman, and began to read the dispatch. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Your Majesty knows it is the laudable custom of all Eastern princes, to leave the whole management of affairs, both civil and military, to their viziers. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish He made the princes ride one on each side of him, an honor which grieved the grand vizier, who was much mortified to see them preferred before him. The Arabian Nights Entertainments The gigantic, noseless negro, the grand vizier himself, sternly regarded the prince, who stood, torch in hand, near the shattered pianoforte. Visionaries A vizier is receiving the dues from the cloth merchants, when he is summoned to the presence of the king, who is ill at ease, by Hussein: “a teller of sweet tales.” The Germ Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art And with these words he waved his hand defiantly in the direction of the viziers and the magnates. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul The emperor held it only two Years, it being retaken by the grand vizier. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe She placed herself just before the sultan, and the grand vizier and the great lords, who sat in council on his right and left hand. The Arabian Nights Entertainments He would disclose the plot to Mohammed and his vizier, and beseech their protection as the price of his services as a savior of the prophet's life. The Days of Mohammed He is his right hand, his man of business, his vizier, his shadow, his second self. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government The previous night he did not spend in the harem, but shut himself up with his viziers and counsellors in that secret chamber of the Divan, which is roofed over with a golden cupola. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul I WAS invited to dine with the grand vizier's lady, and it was with a great deal of pleasure I prepared myself for an entertainment, which was never before given to any Christian. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe This time the Emperor of Persia was more enraged against the queen than before, and she had felt the effects of his anger, as the grand vizier's remonstrances had not prevailed. The Arabian Nights Entertainments Beside him, at a table placed on the sand, sat his vizier and son-in-law, Ali, to whom was given the task of writing the treaty as dictated by Mohammed. The Days of Mohammed The base and feeble remains of legitimacy seemed to die away of its own weakness, and the despised younger son of the king-making vizier soon reigned supreme at Cabool. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 Grave were their deliberations, but nobody, except the viziers, knows the result thereof; yet when he issues forth from his prayer-chamber the Kizlar-Aga is already awaiting him there and hands the Sultan a signet-ring. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul I had found so little diversion in the vizier's haram, that I had no mind to go into another. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Neither the sultan nor the grand vizier, who had forgotten Aladdin and his request, had the least thought that he had any hand in the strange adventures that befell the bride and bridegroom. The Arabian Nights Entertainments Marvellous stories are told of the fountains, baths, gardens, and other appliances of Oriental luxury with which the vizier surrounded himself in this magnificent tent. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German The grand vizier has selected a bad position. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Recognizing this as a sign of inward cogitation, the vizier of his more private interests sat waiting. Success A Novel All things here were with quite another air than at the grand vizier's; and the very house confessed the difference between an old devotee, and a young beauty. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Page 15 The vizier, finding her persistent in her request, said, "Well then, since you will remain thus obstinate, I shall be obliged to treat you as the rich merchant I mentioned did his wife." The Arabian Nights Entertainments Bishop Kolonitsch attended the wounded, and with such active and useful zeal that the grand vizier sent him a threat that he would have his head for his meddling. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Here the thinned and bleeding battalions of the grand vizier sought refuge. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power The grand vizier good-naturedly sent several wagons of provisions to the camp of his humbled foes, and the Russians returned to their homes, having lost twenty thousand men. The Empire of Russia When I took my leave of her, I was complimented with perfumes, as at the grand vizier's, and presented with a very fine embroidered handkerchief. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe The grand vizier, in the meantime, was in a state of cruel suspense. The Arabian Nights Entertainments As for the unlucky vizier, he was put to death by strangling, by order of the angry sultan, on his reaching Belgrade. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Thirty thousand of their number, including the grand vizier who led the host, were left dead upon the field. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power The grand vizier, with an army three times more numerous, crossed the Danube and advanced to meet him. The Empire of Russia Thus was the Queen satisfied, and the faithful old vizier saved. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Zobeide having given this command, the caliph, the vizier, Mesrour, the three calenders, and the porter, departed; for the presence of the seven slaves with their weapons awed them into silence. The Arabian Nights Entertainments Yet it seems to have been rather rage and alarm than disdain that animated the vizier. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German He was then conducted into the presence of the grand vizier, who was arrayed in state, surrounded by his bashaws. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Catharine had accompanied her husband on this expedition, and, at her earnest solicitation, the tzar sent proposals of peace to the grand vizier, accompanied with a valuable present of money and jewels. The Empire of Russia On the morrow the King repeated to his vizier what his wife had told him, and bade him investigate the matter, and be ready with a satisfactory answer within six months, on pain of death. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) He then whispered to the vizier: "Take them along with you, and to-morrow morning bring them to me." The Arabian Nights Entertainments It was evident that the vizier had lost his head through fright. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German |
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