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Article THE CHARACTER OF SALADINE, ← Page 2 of 4 →
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The Character Of Saladine,
\ anous circumstances afterwards compelled the two brothers to enter into the service of Nour Eddin , known by the name of Noradm Soudan d'Alep ; a prince whose great success against the Franks occasioned the second Croisade , when Lewis the Young , Kino- of France , and the Emperor Conrad , united their forces . Noradin , tuny satisfied with the service of Saladine ' s father , appointed him of
governor Damascus . Saladine was brought up under the eye of Ayoub , and he imbibed all the prejudices of his country , an inviolable attachment to the practice of his reli gion , a great respect for the law of Mahomet , and an insurmountable hatred-to the Christians He lived in a state of tranquility at the court of Noradin , who greatly loved him till the expedition into E gypt
, . Noradin had , for some time , entertained a design of making himself master of Egypt , weakened b y luxury and the dissentions 7 Jt emirs - Schlrkouh was fixed upon to conduct this enterprise ; and Noradin proposed that Saladine should accompany his uncle In this enterpnze the youthful Saladine displayed his warlike talentsand
; ms uncle , who through his great exploits had attained the government of Eygpt , dying , he succeeded him in this post , fcaiadme testified he was worthy of the rank to which he had been elevated . He distributed amongst the officers and soldiers the money he had received from the caliph , as well as that which he found in the coffers of Schirkouh , He reformed his manner of livingfor till he had ielded to
; now y youthful pleasures , preferinosort tranquility to a thirst of glory : it was even against his inclina ° - tion that he accompanied his uncle into Eygpt ; he , nevertheless , gave proofs of his military genius in the siege of Alexandria , which he sustained with vigour . In the second expedition he used all his influence with Noradin to be released from making that campaign- ' he pleaded the inconveniences to
which he had been exposed in Egypt , and the scantiness of his fortune . Noradin removed these obstacles , he furnished him with money and horses , and commanded him to repair to the army . Thus by a singular opposition , Noradin seemed desirous of raising a man to snatch the sceptre from the hands of his children ; and Saladine opposed that destiny which conducted him to the throne . '
Having altered his conduct , he underwent all the hardships of a military life , and was emulous of setting an example of virtue to the soldiers . To gain the affection of the troops , who are . always ready to obey those whom they respect , he was very punctual in fulfilling the duties of Mahometism , and swore perpetual animosity to the Franks . He took upon himself the title of lieutenant of Noradinand orders for the
, gave Kberba , or public prayers , in the name of that prince , an honour peculiar only to sultans . Noradin applauded Saladine ' s good fortune , and ordered Ins troops to obey their general . Thus he exercised the sovereign power in Egyp in quality of vizier . Having attained this point of elevation , he testified the goodness of his heart , by inviting his father Ayoub and his brothers to come and reside at his court ; and he gave them
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Character Of Saladine,
\ anous circumstances afterwards compelled the two brothers to enter into the service of Nour Eddin , known by the name of Noradm Soudan d'Alep ; a prince whose great success against the Franks occasioned the second Croisade , when Lewis the Young , Kino- of France , and the Emperor Conrad , united their forces . Noradin , tuny satisfied with the service of Saladine ' s father , appointed him of
governor Damascus . Saladine was brought up under the eye of Ayoub , and he imbibed all the prejudices of his country , an inviolable attachment to the practice of his reli gion , a great respect for the law of Mahomet , and an insurmountable hatred-to the Christians He lived in a state of tranquility at the court of Noradin , who greatly loved him till the expedition into E gypt
, . Noradin had , for some time , entertained a design of making himself master of Egypt , weakened b y luxury and the dissentions 7 Jt emirs - Schlrkouh was fixed upon to conduct this enterprise ; and Noradin proposed that Saladine should accompany his uncle In this enterpnze the youthful Saladine displayed his warlike talentsand
; ms uncle , who through his great exploits had attained the government of Eygpt , dying , he succeeded him in this post , fcaiadme testified he was worthy of the rank to which he had been elevated . He distributed amongst the officers and soldiers the money he had received from the caliph , as well as that which he found in the coffers of Schirkouh , He reformed his manner of livingfor till he had ielded to
; now y youthful pleasures , preferinosort tranquility to a thirst of glory : it was even against his inclina ° - tion that he accompanied his uncle into Eygpt ; he , nevertheless , gave proofs of his military genius in the siege of Alexandria , which he sustained with vigour . In the second expedition he used all his influence with Noradin to be released from making that campaign- ' he pleaded the inconveniences to
which he had been exposed in Egypt , and the scantiness of his fortune . Noradin removed these obstacles , he furnished him with money and horses , and commanded him to repair to the army . Thus by a singular opposition , Noradin seemed desirous of raising a man to snatch the sceptre from the hands of his children ; and Saladine opposed that destiny which conducted him to the throne . '
Having altered his conduct , he underwent all the hardships of a military life , and was emulous of setting an example of virtue to the soldiers . To gain the affection of the troops , who are . always ready to obey those whom they respect , he was very punctual in fulfilling the duties of Mahometism , and swore perpetual animosity to the Franks . He took upon himself the title of lieutenant of Noradinand orders for the
, gave Kberba , or public prayers , in the name of that prince , an honour peculiar only to sultans . Noradin applauded Saladine ' s good fortune , and ordered Ins troops to obey their general . Thus he exercised the sovereign power in Egyp in quality of vizier . Having attained this point of elevation , he testified the goodness of his heart , by inviting his father Ayoub and his brothers to come and reside at his court ; and he gave them