tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040206767641817410.post2606641569008813378..comments2023-05-21T17:01:28.132+02:00Comments on a gem a day: Qianlong, Emperor of China: Tremble at my orders and obeySkazkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00674229618065291212noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040206767641817410.post-66208246882270258242009-04-29T23:26:00.000+02:002009-04-29T23:26:00.000+02:00The King told me: “You, for my honour, I have grea...The King told me: “You, for my honour, I have greatly rejoiced yesterday!”<br />Shall God please Your Majesty, - I replied – what was the reason of Your Majesty rejoicing?<br />“They told me you are a chevalier (i.e. knight but also rider), and I would not believe you were a chevalier”. <br />Your Majesty – I replied – I am a chevalier of my race and of my people. <br /><br />Usama ibn Munqidh, 48 - Arab Historians of the Crusades, Einaudi, Milano, 1987, p. 74<br />(translation mine)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06080364802148448305noreply@blogger.com