 So; and when thou returnest my angels shall bear thee into Paradise. And should'st thou die, nevertheless even so will I send my Angels to carry thee back into Paradise." So he caused them to believe; and thus there was no order of his that they would...  The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrinesby Farhad Daftary - 2007 - 772 pagesNo preview available - About this book
 | Henry Cadwallader Adams - Geographical myths - 1883 - 412 pages
...the Old Man would have any prince slain, he would say to such a youth, ' Go thou and slay So-and-so, and when thou returnest, my Angels shall bear thee...in this manner the Old One got his people to murder anyone whom he desired to get rid of. Thus, too, the great dread that he inspired all princes withal,... | |
 | Hutton Webster - History, Modern - 1917 - 408 pages
...believe; and thus there was no order of his that they would not face any peril to execute, because of the great desire they had to get back into that paradise of his. And in this manner the Old Man got his people to murder anyone whom he desired to get rid of. ... Now it came to pass in the year... | |
 | Marco Polo, Sir Henry Yule, Henri Cordier - Travel - 1993 - 788 pages
...of his that they wonld nor affront any peril to naecute, for the great desire they had to get hack into that Paradise of his. And in this manner the Old One got his people to morder any one whom he desired to get rid of, Thos, too, the great dread that he inspired all Princes... | |
 | Robin Wright - History - 2001 - 339 pages
...order of his that they would not affront any peril to execute, for the great desire they had to get into that Paradise of his. And in this manner the Old One got his people to murder anyone whom he desired to get rid of. By the thirteenth century, "assassin" no longer referred to a... | |
 | Bettina Liebowitz Knapp - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 348 pages
...and when thou returnest my angels shall bear thee into Paradise. And should'st thou die, nevertheless even so will I send my Angels to carry thee back into...rid of. Thus, too, the great dread that he inspired in all Princes withal, made them become his tributaries in order that he might abide at peace and amity... | |
 | Stefan M. Aubrey - Electronic books - 2004 - 318 pages
...order of his that they would not affront any peril to execute, for the great desire they had to get into that Paradise of his. And in this manner the Old One got his people to murder anyone whom he desired to get rid of."11 By the end of the 15th century, the Ottomans had two Muslim... | |
 | Mia Bloom - History - 2005 - 292 pages
...And should'st thou die nevertheless even so, I will send my Angels to carry thee back into Paradise ' And in this manner the Old One got his people to murder any one whom he desired to get rid of.13 The derivation of the word Assassin, still used today to describe a political murderer, originated... | |
 | Robin B. Wright - History - 2008 - 488 pages
...order of his that they would not affront any peril to execute, for the great desire they had to get into that paradise of his. And in this manner the Old One got his people to murder anyone whom he desired to get rid of.14 Nasrallah once used a similar description to explain the appeal... | |
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