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Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-03

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9781333159788

Excerpt from Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol. 13: From the Earliest Account of Time; Compiled From Original Writers A'r lalt the Bq a'nji Be'jln', impatient of delay, fays, You muff give way, moft refpleudent emperor, to the entrea ties and wifhes of the. Mu hlman people and, with these words, forces him, as it were, out of his chamber, and leads him to the room where the throne was ufually placed. When he came there, he firft, not without figns of fear, delires his conduetor and the door-keepers to take care, left his brother Ihould be within; {race he dreaded to appear in his prefence, Having been a 'ured, that his brother was removed to another apartment, he, at length, mounts the throne, and is faluted emperor by all the courtiers. But, as {con as the ceremony was performed, he leaps down again, as from an impure place, and demands abdejt' (b). This done, he defers returning to the throne; and, when the courtiers preis him to it, he puts his finger to his mouth, and enjoins them filence (c). At lafi, notwithfianding his reluctance, he is again feated there; and admits the Ulema and nobles, to kifs his robe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."