Persia the Land of the Magi, Or, The Home of the Wise Men: An Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; with a Detailed View of Its People, Their Manners, Customs, Matrimony and Home Life, Religion, Education and Literature, Textile and Contemporary Arts and Industries, the King, His Court, and Forms of Punishment, Including Afghanistan and BeloochistanJohn C. Winston Company, 1913 - 426 Seiten |
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Persia the Land of the Magi, Or, the Home of the Wise Men: An Historical and ... Samuel Kasha Nweeya Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Afghan ancient appear Arabs arch Ardebil Astrabad Astyages Azerbijan bazaars beautiful Beha believe Beloochistan Bostam Cabul Caliph called capital carpet celebrated Chardin chief Christ Christian color cotton covered Cyrus death dervish desert dynasty east empire eyes faith feet figures forms gates hand head heaven Herat holy horses houses Hussein inhabitants inscription Ispahan Kashan Kerman Khan Khorasan king knots Koran ment miles Mirza Mohammed Mohammedan mollahs monarch Morgan Shuster mosque mountains nation Nestorians palace pass Persepolis Persia Persian rug person plain prayer present priests prince prophet province reign religion remarkable rich rugs ruins Sassanian sculpture Seistan Shah Abbas Shapoor Shiraz side silk Sir R. K. Porter soul sovereign stone Tabriz Teheran thou throne tion tomb town traveler tribes Tucht tumans valley villages walls warp Weft whole women wool yarn Zoroaster
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 288 - The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes — or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two — is gone.
Seite 418 - When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils ; and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying; Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Seite 417 - And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
Seite 292 - Yon rising Moon that looks for us again — How oft hereafter will she wax and wane ; How oft hereafter rising look for us Through this same Garden — and for one in vain...
Seite 288 - But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days; Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays.
Seite 291 - I sent my Soul through the Invisible, Some letter of that After-life to spell: And by and by my Soul return'd to me, And answer'd "I Myself am Heav'n and Hell:
Seite 291 - Ah Love! could you and I with Him conspire To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire, Would not we shatter it to bits — and then Re-mould it nearer to the Heart's Desire!
Seite 288 - Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate I rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate, And many a Knot unravel'd by the Road; But not the Master-knot of Human Fate.
Seite 288 - Some for the Glories of This World; and some Sigh for the Prophet's Paradise to come; Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum! XIV Look to the blowing Rose about us — 'Lo, Laughing...
Seite 259 - Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.