Sinopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 Excerpt: ...house.' Had he thought ninety-nine blows would have been sufficient for his purpose, he had too great a regard for his fellow creatures, to have suffered one more to have been inflicted. When the visir had gotten sole possession of Truth, he hoped to make advantage of her enemies; but it being announced that the emperor was coming that very day to visit his palace, and dreading above all lest he should see her, he ordered that, for the publick good, she should be put to death. Immediately four emirs placed her gently between silk cushions, embroidered and perfumed, and smothered her with every possible precaution. They afterwards threw the dead body into the most unfrequented spot in the garden. The men in power imagined that Truth was dead, because she had been smothered some lime: but this was not the case--the open air revived her, and she availed herself of the darkness of the night to leave the garden. She took shelter in a vast library, where the Brahmins had stowed up the learning and wisdom of mankind for five thousand years. The night being cold, she lit a fire with some straggling leaves, but there was so much inflammable matter in the place, that Truth had but just time to make her escape with a few small volumes. The library was burnt, and the librarians too. The Empercr came to look at the conflagration, and said with a satirical smile," It is pleasant enough to see a library in flames." His satisfaction was the more sincere, since there had always been in India, a secret hostility between books and Emperors. The vizir hastened to outlaw his victim who had thus affected her escape. In the morning the proclamation for that purpose was affixed to the public buildings. This despatch need not be deemed surprising, for, in every chancery i...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 Excerpt: ...house.' Had he thought ninety-nine blows would have been sufficient for his purpose, he had too great a regard for his fellow creatures, to have suffered one more to have been inflicted. When the visir had gotten sole possession of Truth, he hoped to make advantage of her enemies; but it being announced that the emperor was coming that very day to visit his palace, and dreading above all lest he should see her, he ordered that, for the publick good, she should be put to death. Immediately four emirs placed her gently between silk cushions, embroidered and perfumed, and smothered her with every possible precaution. They afterwards threw the dead body into the most unfrequented spot in the garden. The men in power imagined that Truth was dead, because she had been smothered some lime: but this was not the case--the open air revived her, and she availed herself of the darkness of the night to leave the garden. She took shelter in a vast library, where the Brahmins had stowed up the learning and wisdom of mankind for five thousand years. The night being cold, she lit a fire with some straggling leaves, but there was so much inflammable matter in the place, that Truth had but just time to make her escape with a few small volumes. The library was burnt, and the librarians too. The Empercr came to look at the conflagration, and said with a satirical smile," It is pleasant enough to see a library in flames." His satisfaction was the more sincere, since there had always been in India, a secret hostility between books and Emperors. The vizir hastened to outlaw his victim who had thus affected her escape. In the morning the proclamation for that purpose was affixed to the public buildings. This despatch need not be deemed surprising, for, in every chancery i...
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