Selections from the Kur-án, Volume 30; Volume 457Trübner, 1879 - 173 pages |
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Page xiii
... turn from the hurry and unrest of modern civilisation , from the never - ending strife for wealth , for ' position , ' for pleasure , even for knowledge , and look for a moment on the careless life of the Bedawee . He lived the aimless ...
... turn from the hurry and unrest of modern civilisation , from the never - ending strife for wealth , for ' position , ' for pleasure , even for knowledge , and look for a moment on the careless life of the Bedawee . He lived the aimless ...
Page xv
... turns and whirls , while they stand midmost . " The renown of the clan was closely wrapped up with the Arab chieftain's personal renown . He was keenly sensitive on the point of honour , and to that notion he attached a breadth of ...
... turns and whirls , while they stand midmost . " The renown of the clan was closely wrapped up with the Arab chieftain's personal renown . He was keenly sensitive on the point of honour , and to that notion he attached a breadth of ...
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... he feels deeply and pas- sionately ; but it is as if he were never conscious of the coming of the thoughtful age which , while it surveys the past , as often turns an anxious look to the THE ARABS BEFORE MOHAMMAD . xxiii.
... he feels deeply and pas- sionately ; but it is as if he were never conscious of the coming of the thoughtful age which , while it surveys the past , as often turns an anxious look to the THE ARABS BEFORE MOHAMMAD . xxiii.
Page xxiv
Edward William Lane Stanley Lane-Poole. past , as often turns an anxious look to the unknown future . ' It is very difficult for a Western mind to enter into the real beauty of the old Arab poetry . The life it depicts is so unlike any ...
Edward William Lane Stanley Lane-Poole. past , as often turns an anxious look to the unknown future . ' It is very difficult for a Western mind to enter into the real beauty of the old Arab poetry . The life it depicts is so unlike any ...
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... turning his face he would also turn his full body . His whole gait and presence were dignified and imposing . His counte- nance was mild and pensive . His laugh was rarely more than a smile . • ' In his habits he was extremely simple ...
... turning his face he would also turn his full body . His whole gait and presence were dignified and imposing . His counte- nance was mild and pensive . His laugh was rarely more than a smile . • ' In his habits he was extremely simple ...
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