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So strangely was religious fanaticism fed and fostered in the Moslem camp by incentives irresistible to the Arab  fight and foray, the spoil of war and captive charms. [Sidenote: Martial passages from Koran recited on field of battle.] The courage of the troops was stimulated by the divine promises of victory, which were read (and on like occasions still are read) at the head of each column drawn up for battle. SO STRANGELY WAS RELIGIOUS FANATICISM FENT AND FOSTERED IN THE MOSLEM CAMP BY INCENTUES IRRESISTIBLE TO THE ARAB FIGHT AND FORAY THE SPOIL OF WAR AND CAPT YOU CHARMS THE COURAGE OF THE TROOPS WAS STIMULATED BY THE DIVINE PROMISES OF VICTORY WHICH WERE READ AND ON LIKE OCCASION STILL ARE RED AT THE HEAD OF EACH COLUMN DRAWN UP FOR BATTLE
 Moslem soldier, four-score years of age, who, seeing a comrade fall by his side, cried out, "O Paradise! how close art thou beneath the arrow's point and the falchion's flash! O Hashim! even now I see heaven opened, and black-eyed maidens all bridally attired, clasping thee in their fond embrace." And shouting thus the aged warrior, fired again with the ardor of youth, rushed upon the enemy and met the envied fate. For those who survived there was the less ethereal but closer prospect of Persian, Greek, or Coptic women, both maids and matrons, who, on "being taken captive by their right hand," were forthwith, according to the Koran, without stint of number, at the conqueror's will and pleasure. These, immediately they were made prisoners, might (according to the example of Mohammed himself at Kheibar) be carried off without further ceremony to the victor's tent; and in this respect the Saracens certainly were nothing loath to execute upon the heathen the judgment written in their law. WAS THE MATTER OF SPECIAL PRICE WE ARE TOLD OF MOSLEM SOLDIER FOURSCORE YEARS OF AGE WHO SEEING A COMRADE FALL BY HIS SIDE CRIED OUT O PARADISE HOW CLOSE ART THOU BENEATH THE ARROW'S POINT AND THE FALCIAN'S FLASH O HASHING EVEN NOW I SEE HEAVEN OPEN AND BLACK EYED MAIDENS ALL BRIGHTLY ATTIRED CLASPING THEE IN THE FAWN EMBRACE AND SHOUTING THUS THE AGED WARRIOR FIRED AGAIN WITH THE ARDOR OF YOUTH REST UPON THE ENEMY AMID THE ENVIED FATE FOR THOSE WHO SURVIVED THEY WAS THE LESS ETHEREAL BUT CLOSER PROSPECT OF PERSIAN GREEK OR CAPTIC WOMAN BOTH MATES AND MATRONS WHO ON BEING TAKEN CAPTIVE BY THEIR RIGHT HAND WERE FORTHWITH ACCORDING TO THE KORAN WITHOUT STINT OF NUMBER AND THE CONQUEROR'S WILL AND PLEASURE THESE IMMEDIATELY THEY WERE MADE PRISONERS MIGHT ACCORDING TO THE EXAMPLE OF MOHAMMATH HIMSELF AT CABAR BE CARRIED OFF WITHOUT FURTHER CEREMONY TO THE VICTOR'S TENT AND IN THIS RESPECT THE SARACENS CERTAINLY WERE NOTHING LOTH TO EXECUTE UPON THE HEATHEN THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN IN THEIR LAW
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