IIIFカラー高解像度
国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
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| Among the Celestials : vol.1 | |
| 天の間で : vol.1 |
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引用情報
130 AMONG THE CELESTIALS. [CHAP. VI.
Crusades, when they were establishing a power
in Asia, the last remnant of which only dis-
appeared with the Moghal Emperor at Delhi
in 1857.
What fused this inert mass into so vivid a
life, was the genius of one great man. Un-
scrupulous, treacherous, and pitilessly cruel,
Chengiz Khan undoubtedly was, but he had to
a supreme degree, that vital energy which in
one direction irresistibly attracted men to him,
and in another direction crushed down every-
thing before it. Driven by this fiery force, the
Mongols were hurled forth over Asia as from a
volcano. The eruption subsided, and to-day
only the bare crater is visible. Whether the
volcano is altogether extinct, time only can
show. It may after centuries of quiescence
break out again. But certainly now there is
no indication of such an eventuality, and any-
thing less dangerous than these listless nomads,
it would be hard to conceive.
Two new camels having been purchased, we
set out again on the 28th, in spite of the violent
wind that was blowing ; but we did not get far,
and had to halt again the whole of the next
day on account of the wind. Although it was
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