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" ... squire, according to the general custom of this people, divested me of the whole of my weapons, and hung them up on the walls of the room with those of his master, except the poniard, which a Circassian never parts with, being considered a part of... "
Life of Schamyl: And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against ... - Page 136
by John Milton Mackie - 1856 - 300 pages
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Travels in Circassia, Krim Tartary, &c, Volume 2

Edmund Spencer (capt.) - 1837 - 456 pages
...never parts with, being considered a part of his costume. How like the warriors of ancient Greece ! And now with friendly force his hand he grasped, Then...and glittering helm unclasped, And hung the splendid armour on the walls ; For there, Ulysses' arms, neglected, dim, Are left, nor more the conqueror's...
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The Monthly Review

1837 - 656 pages
...never parts with, being considered a part of his costume. How like the warriors of ancient Greece ! " And now with friendly force his hand he grasped, Then...and glittering helm unclasped, And hung the splendid armour on the walls; For there, Ulysses' arms, neglected, dim, Are left, nor more the conqueror's crown...
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Travels in Circassia, Krim-Tartary &c: Including a Steam Voyage ..., Volume 2

Edmund Spencer - 1838 - 450 pages
...never parts with, being considered a part of his costume. How like the warriors of ancient Greece ! And now with friendly force his hand he grasped, Then led him in within Jiis palace halls ; His coat of mail, and glittering helm unclasped, And hung the splendid armour on...
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The Delaware Register and Farmers' Magazine, Volume 2

William Huffington - 1839 - 500 pages
...never parts with, being considered a part of his costume. How like the warriors of ancient Greece! "And now with friendly force his hand he grasped,...and glittering helm unclasped, And hung the splendid armour on the walls; For there, Ulysses' arms, neglected, dim, , Are left, nor more the conqueror's...
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The Church of England quarterly review

1856 - 588 pages
...warriors of ancient Greece ! " And now with friendly force his hand he grasped, Then led his guest within his palace halls, His coat of mail and glittering helm unclasped, And hung the splendid armour on the wall." • Dubois de Montpereaux. " The laws of Circassian chivalry," as Pallas calls...
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