 Mahmud cried out that he would rather be remembered as the breaker than the seller of idols, and clove the god open with his mace. Forthwith a vast treasure of jewels poured forth from its vitals, which explained the liberal offers of the priests, and...  The History of India - Page 550by Mountstuart Elphinstone - 1841Full view - About this book
 | University magazine - 1845 - 772 pages
...destroyed; when the Bramins of the temple threw themselves before him, and offered an enormous sum if he would spare their deity. Mahmud hesitated ; and his...pause, exclaimed, that he would rather be remembered as a breaker than a seller of idols, and struck the image with his mace. His example was instantaneously... | |
 | Daniel Wise - Christian life - 1859 - 312 pages
...of, and secures the blessings of both worlds." "It must be destroyed," retorted the conqueror. " I would rather be remembered as the breaker than the seller of idols !" Having uttered these words, " High he rear'd his battle-ax, and heavily came down the blow ; Eeel'd... | |
 | Daniel Wise - History - 1859 - 292 pages
...of, and secures the blessings of both worlds." "It must be destroyed," retorted the conqueror. " I would rather be remembered as the breaker than the seller of idols !" Having uttered these words, " High he rear'd his battle-ax, and heavily came down the blow; Eeel'd... | |
 | India - 1860 - 600 pages
...his attendants, offered an enormous ransom if the King would desist from further mutilation. Mahmood hesitated; and his courtiers hastened to offer the advice which they knew would be acceptable ; but after a moment's pause the Sultan exclaimed that he would be known by posterity not as " the idol-seller,"... | |
 | John William Shaw Wyllie - India - 1875 - 418 pages
...petitioning his attendants, offered an enormous ransom if the King would desist from further mutilation. Mahmud hesitated, and his courtiers hastened to offer...the advice which they knew would be acceptable ; but after a moment's pause the Sultan exclaimed that he would be known by posterity not as the ' idolseller,'... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1877 - 402 pages
...down before him, and offered him an enormous ransom ; but Mahmoud, after a moment's pause, declared he would rather be remembered as the breaker than...and struck the image with his mace. His example was followed, and the image, which was hollow, burst with the blows, and poured forth a quantity of diamonds... | |
 | Alexander Kinloch Forbes - Gujarat (India) - 1878 - 844 pages
...his attendants, offered an enormous ransom if the king would desist from further mutilation. Mahmood hesitated, and his courtiers hastened to offer the advice which they knew would be acceptable ; but after a moment's pause, the Sultan exclaimed that he would be known by posterity not as " the idol-seller,"... | |
 | William Wilson Hunter - India - 1882 - 580 pages
...temple, was offered an enormous ransom by the priests if he would spare the image.2 But Mahmiid cried out that he would rather be remembered as the breaker than the seller of idols, and clove the god open with his mace. Forthwith a vast treasure of jewels poured forth from its vitals,... | |
 | William Wilson Hunter - India - 1882 - 238 pages
...temple, was offered an enormous ransom by the priests if he would spare the image. But Mahmiid cried out that he would rather be remembered as the breaker than the seller of idols, and clove the god open with his mace. Forthwith a vast treasure of jewels poured forth from its vitals,... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1885 - 1120 pages
...down before him, and offered him an " enormous ransom ; but Mahmoud, after a moment's pause, declared he would rather be remembered as the breaker than...and struck the image with his mace. His example was followed; 468 469 and the image, which was hollow, burst with the blows, and poured forth a quantity... | |
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