 | William Robertson - Europe - 1769 - 442 pages
...NOTE XXVI. of SECT. I. of the Holy Land under the -dominion of Infidels put an end ty *'.- • L thefe foreign expeditions, the latter was the only employment...activity and courage of adventurers. To check the infolence of overgrown oppreflbrs ; to fuccour the diftrefled ; to refote the helplefs from captivity;... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1777 - 444 pages
...home. When the final reduction of the Holy Land under the Dominion of infidels put an end to thefe foreign, expeditions, the latter was the only employment...activity and courage of adventurers. To check the infolence of overgrown oppreffbrs i to fuccour the diftrefled ^ to refcue the helplefe from captivity... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 390 pages
...of private persons afforded. To check the insolence of overgrown opprefsion, to rescue the helplefs from captivity, to protect or to avenge women, orphans,...who could not bear arms in their own defence ; to redrefs wrongs, and remove grievances, were deemed acts of the highest prowefs virtue. Such was the... | |
 | Apollonius (of Rhodes) - 1803 - 308 pages
...patrons and avengers of injured inno" cence, at home. WJten the final reduction of the " Holy Land, under the dominion of infidels, put an " end to these foreign...only employment left, for the activity and courage of " adventurers."*—Be the origin and the effects of this institution what they may, by introducing... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1809 - 516 pages
...and avengers of injured in- v-»*v^ nocence at home. When the final reduction of the Holy Land under the dominion of Infidels put an end to these foreign...adventurers. To check the insolence of overgrown oppressors 4 to rescue the helpless from captivity ; to protect, or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics,... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 726 pages
...insolence of overgrown oppressors, to succour the disUessed, to rescue the helpless from capti'Jty, to protect or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics,...bear arms in their own defence, to redress wrongs, *»d to remove, grievances. These were considered as acts of the highest prowess imd merit. Valour,... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1810 - 412 pages
...at home When the final reduction of the holy land under the dominion of infidels put an end to those foreign expeditions, the latter was the only employment...captivity ; to protect or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesia> tics, who could not bear arms in their own defence ; to redress wrongs, and to remove grievances... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 602 pages
...patrons and avengers of injured innocence at home. When the final reduction of the Holy land under the dominion of infidels put an end to these foreign...courage of adventurers. To check the insolence of * See HOIE xxvi. SECT, overgrown oppressors; to rescue the helpless from capti'• vity ; to protect,... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1813 - 596 pages
...patrons and avengers of injured innocence at home. When the final reduction of the Holy Land under the dominion of infidels put an end to these foreign...latter was the only employment left for the activity ind courage of adventurers. To check the insolence of • NOTE xxvi. s-.CT. overgrown oppressors ;... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 700 pages
...patrons and avengers of injured innocence at home. When the final reduction of the holy land under the dominion of infidels put an end to these foreign...left for the activity and courage of adventurers. The objects of this institution were to checkjhe insolence of overgrown oppressors, to succour the... | |
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The same spirit of enterprise which had prompted so many gentlemen to take arms in defence of the oppressed pilgrims in Palestine, incited others to declare themselves the patrons and avengers of injured innocence at home. When the final reduction of... 
