 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1853 - 344 sivua
...of a sovereign, but he never would take the title of king or wear a crown, saying it was not for him to wear a crown of gold where his Lord had worn a crown of thorns. Such of the principal Crusaders as intended to remain in the Holy Land received different towns and... | |
 | William E. Flaherty - 1855 - 448 sivua
...Antioch, the capital of Syria, which they immediately besieged, but did not capture until June, 1 098. Here they remained, the prey of famine and discord,...to wear a crown of gold where his Lord had worn a crowa of thorns, and contented himself with the modest title of Baron of the Holy Sepulchre. His reign... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1855 - 456 sivua
...Caliph of Egypt, who resolutely defended it for more than a mouth, but at length it was THE NOHMAN ERA. stormed on the 15th of July; and on the 23rd of the...Mount Taurus, extending inland nearly to Damascus, was in the hands of the Christians, and was divided into the kingdom of Jerusalem, the principality of... | |
 | Sophia May Eckley - 1860 - 326 sivua
...then raised to the throne ; but how touchingly does the historian record the fact that this prince ' refused to wear a crown of gold, where his Lord had worn a crown of thorns !' The zeal and catholic spirit with which the crusades were undertaken were worthy of truer success.... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1873 - 494 sivua
...everywhere. 12. Is offered the dignity of King of Jerusalem ; refuses. 13. " Would not," he said, " wear a crown of gold, where his Lord had worn a crown of thorns." 14. Assumes the title of Baron and Defender of the Holy Sepulchre. 15. A few weeks after [the taking... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1876 - 694 sivua
...for more than a month, but at length it was stormed on the 1 5th of July' ; and on Sunday, the 24th of the same month, Godfrey of Bouillon was chosen...and contented himself with the modest title of Baron (Dominus) of the Holy Sepulchre. His reign was brief, but, though surrounded by powerful states, his... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1876 - 670 sivua
...for more than a month, but at length it was stormed on the 1 5th of July' ; and on Sunday, the 24th of the same month, Godfrey of Bouillon was chosen...and contented himself with the modest title of Baron (Dominus) of the Holy Sepulchre. His reign was brief, but, though surrounded by powerful states, his... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1877 - 268 sivua
...for more than a month, but at length it was stormed on the 1 5th of July ' ; and on Sunday, the 24th of the same month, Godfrey of Bouillon was chosen...and contented himself with the modest title of Baron (Dominus] of the Holy Sepulchre. His reign was brief, but, though surrounded by powerful states, his... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1880 - 512 sivua
...Godfrey to be King of Jerusalem, but he would never be crowned ; he said it was not fitting for him to wear a crown of gold where his Lord had worn a crown of thorns. Many nobles and knights stayed with him to help him to guard the holy places, while the others went... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1881 - 296 sivua
...Godfrey to be King of Jerusalem, but he would never be crowned ; he said it was not fitting for him to wear a crown of gold where his Lord had worn a crown of thorns. Many nobles and knights stayed with him to help him to guard the holy places, while the others went... | |
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July; and on the 23rd of the same month Godfrey of Bouillon was chosen ruler of the new kingdom ; he, however, piously refused to wear a crown of gold where his Lord had worn a crown of thorns, and contented himself with the modest title of Baron of the... 
