 Infidels put an end to these foreign expeditions, the latter was the only employment left for the activity and courage of adventurers. To check the insolence of overgrown oppressors; to rescue the helpless from captivity; to protect, or to avenge women,...  Works - Seite 63von William Robertson - 1825Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Apollonius (of Rhodes) - 1803 - 308 Seiten
...from captivity; to protect or to avenge wo.' men, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not beat •' arms in their own defence; to redress wrongs, and...the highest " prowess and merit. Valour, humanity, justice, cour*' tesy, and honour, were the characteristic qualities of " chivalry. To these were added... | |
 | William Robertson - 1804 - 378 Seiten
...to rescue the helpless from captivity ; to protect, or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not bear arms in their own defence ; to...the characteristic qualities of chivalry. To these were added religion, which mingled itself with every passion and institution during the middle ages,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 516 Seiten
...to rescue the helpless from captivity ; to protect, or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not bear arms in their own defence ; to...redress wrongs, and to remove grievances; were deemed ac's of the high- , est prowess and merit. Valour, humanity, courtesy, justice, honour, were the characteristic... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 726 Seiten
...disUessed, to rescue the helpless from capti'Jty, to protect or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not 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 - 1810 - 412 Seiten
...to rescue the helpless from captivity ; to protect or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesia> tics, who could not bear arms in their own defence ; to...prowess and merit. Valour, humanity, courtesy, justice, and honour, were the characteristic qualities of chivalry. To these were added religion, which mingled... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...to rescue the helpless from captivity ; to protect or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not bear arms in their own defence; to redress...prowess and merit. Valour, humanity, courtesy, justice, and honour, were the characteristic qualities of chivalry. To these were added religion, which mingled... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 598 Seiten
...to rescue the helpless from captivity ; to protect or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not bear arms in their own defence; to redress...the characteristic qualities of chivalry. To these were added religion, which mingled itself with every passion and institution during the middle ages,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 596 Seiten
...to rescue the helpless from capt. vity ; to protect or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not bear arms in their own defence; to redress...the characteristic qualities of chivalry. To these were added religion, which mingled itself with every passion and institution during the middle ages,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 602 Seiten
...rescue the helpless from capti'• vity ; to protect, or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not bear arms in their own defence ; to...the characteristic qualities of chivalry. To these were added religion, which mingled itself with every passion and institution during the middle ages,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 534 Seiten
...to rescue the helpless from captivity; to protect, or to avenge women, orphans, and ecclesiastics, who could not bear arms in their own defence ; to...the characteristic qualities of chivalry. To these were added religion, which mingled itself with every passion and institution during the middle ages,... | |
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