besant

I refuse your munificence; a besant from your worthy hand, or that of your noble-minded lady, were centupled in its value, by the eminence of the persons from whom it came.

Count Robert of Paris 2008

If I do not carry away thy head with me, I am not worth a counterfeit besant.

Four Arthurian Romances de Troyes Chr��tien 1914

Thus it befell, that they slew my Lord of Courtenay's sentry, and left him Lying on a table, and cut off his head, and carried it away with them; and this they did because the Sultan used to give a golden besant for every Christian's head.

The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville 1906

And she arranged the service thus: every knight offered a candle and a silver penny, and the King offered a candle and a besant; all at the expense of my Lady of Sajetta.

The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville 1906

On a time when he was sick and vexed with the fevers, and saw that he approached his end, he said: I yield to thee thankings for thou hast heard my wretchedness praying thy goodness that at my death should be found with me but one besant or one piece of money, and that yet I command to be given to the poor.

The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900

On reaching that city, Melikul Salih expended his remaining strength in rallying his army and strengthening the fortifications, and at the same time sent men to attack the Crusaders in their camp, to kill the Franks and cut off their heads, -- promising a golden besant for every head brought to him.

The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. 1849

If Annie besant is alive and is contesting for PM's post or is leading our nation (she won't as she is not like this greedy woman), we shall support such patriot.

Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

Today, a couple of my friends took us to one of the best hotel in besant nagar, The Eden, to celebrate the submission of their new research findings to a prestigious journal.

Jam's blog 2009

Is it rubrics, mandarimus, pasqualines, or verdidads is in it, or the bruiselivid indecores of estreme voyoulence and, for the lover of lithurgy, bekant or besant, where’s the fate’s to be wished for?

Finnegans Wake 2006

"Not for that, noble sir," replied Agelastes, "would I refuse your munificence; a besant from your worthy hand, or that of your noble - minded lady, were centupled in its value, by the eminence of the persons from whom it came.

Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Walter Scott 1801