 | Bee culture - 1778 - 160 pages
...for ages established a law among them, which decrees that the blood of every man who is slain must be avenged by that of his murderer. This vengeance...retaliation; and the right of exacting it devolves on the nearest of kin to the deceased. So nice are the Arabs on this point of honour, that if any one neglects... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1787 - 530 pages
...hatred* which perpetuate thefe diifenfions. The intereft of the common fafety has for ages eftabliihed a law among them, which decrees, that the blood of...the deceafed. So nice are the Arabs on this point of ho» nour, that if any one neglects to feek his retaliation, he is difgraced for ever. He therefore... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...eftablifhed a law among them, which decrees that the blood of every man who is flain muft be aYcnged by that of his murderer. This vengeance is called Tar, or retaliation ; and the right of exadling it devolves on the neareit of kin to the deceafed. So nice are the Arabs on this point of... | |
 | Christianity - 1819 - 818 pages
...the Arabians, which decrees that the blood of every man who ia slain must be avenged by that of hu murderer. . This vengeance is called Tar, or retaliation, and the right of exacting it devolves on the nearest akin to t|)e deceased. So nice are the Arabs on this point of honour, lliat if any one neglects... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1825 - 630 pages
...established a law among them" (the Arabians), " which decrees that the blood of every man, who is slain, must be avenged by that of his murderer. This vengeance...retaliation ; and the right of exacting it devolves on the nearest of kin to the deceased. 80 nice are the Arabs on this point of honour, that, if any one neglects... | |
 | 1825 - 270 pages
...established a law among them," the Arabians, " which decrees that the blood of every man who is slain must be avenged by that of his murderer. This vengeance...retaliation ; and the right of exacting it devolves on the nearest of kin to the deceased. So nice are the Arabs on this point of honour, that if any one neglects... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 830 pages
...being an established principle among the Bedouins, that the blood of every man who is slain must he avenged by that of his murderer. This vengeance is...retaliation ; and the right of exacting it devolves on the nearest of kiu to the deceased. If any one neglects to seek his retaliation, he is for ever disgraced... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1836 - 700 pages
...that the blood of every man, wuo n slain, must be avenged by that of his murderer. Thia vengeanc e is called tar, or retaliation ; and the right of exacting it devolves on the neareM of kin to the deceased. So nice are the Arabs on this point of honour, thai if any one neglects... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1836 - 696 pages
...blood of every man, who is (lain, must be avenged bj that of hii murderer. This vengeance ia catted tar, or retaliation ; and the right of exacting it devolves on the nearest of kin to the deceased. So nice are the Arabs on this point of honour, that if any one neglect*... | |
 | 1837 - 486 pages
...for ages established a law among them, which decrees that the blood of every man who is slain, must be avenged by that of his murderer. This vengeance...retaliation ; and the right of exacting it devolves on the nearest of kin to the deceased. So nice are the Arabs on this point of honour, that if any one neglects... | |
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Tar, or retaliation ; and the right of exacting it devolves on the nearest of kin to the deceased. So nice are the Arabs on this point of honour, that if any one neglects to seek his retaliation he is disgraced for ever. He therefore watches every opportunity... 
