10/43 103.)] [Footnote 1381: This peaceful entrance into Mecca took place, according to the treaty the following year. 1845.] [Footnote 139: After the conquest of Mecca, the Mahomet of Voltaire imagines and perpetuates the most horrid crimes. The poet confesses, that he is not supported by the truth of history, and can only allege, que celui qui fait la guerre a sa patrie au nom de Dieu, est capable de tout, (Oeuvres de Voltaire, tom.xv.p. |