 | Charles Bucke - 1841 - 370 oldal
...•writings of the Greeks," answered the bigoted barbarian, " agree with the Koran or Book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." This precious collection, therefore, was devoted to the flames ; and, during... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1842 - 820 oldal
...ashes. The reason which he gave for this act is worth preserving : " If these writings," he said, " agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not...preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." By himself and his generals, this ferocious conqueror added Syria, Phoenicia,... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1843 - 456 oldal
...The khalif's answer was thus conceived : " If the writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." In compliance with this order, adds the same writer, " the contents of the... | |
 | James Ewing Cooley - 1843 - 668 oldal
...again by the order of Omar, who said, " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God (ie the Koran), they are useless, and need not be preserved : if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Gibbon, however, after giving the account of its destruction by the followers... | |
 | 1860 - 620 oldal
...Omar. The great Alexandrian library, which was destroyed by this fanatic, on the famous plea, that " if these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran,...preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed," was probably a library of comparatively modern formation. This, however is... | |
 | John Price Durbin - 1845 - 408 oldal
...Alexandria : " If these books agree with the Koran, they are useless, EDICT FOR AN IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 271 and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The third grand measure of the Sultan is contained in a recent imperial proclamation,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1846 - 222 oldal
...bigot Omar of the Alexandrian Library " if these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed:" and the four thousand baths of the city had their six months' furnace-fuel... | |
 | 1851 - 620 oldal
...the ignorant and fanatical caliph, to whom he applied for instructions, ordered it to be destroyed. "If," said he, "these writings of the Greeks agree...preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed." The sentence of destruction was executed with blind obedience. The volumes... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1849 - 428 oldal
...returned the following answer, characteristic of an ignorant barbarian and fanatic : " If these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not...preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence, as is related by numerous authors, was executed by using this... | |
 | 1849 - 586 oldal
...doomed it to destruction. " If," said he, " these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and deserve to be destroyed." These precious treasures were doomed to the ignoble end of lighting the fires... | |
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If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed. 
