A History of Arabic LiteratureD. Appleton, 1903 - 478 pages |
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... poet - properly speak- ing , the sage , Sha'ir , a sort of soothsayer — was called on to compose these satires , which passed from lip to lip amongst tribes of a common origin , and were swiftly answered by other satires , sprung from ...
... poet - properly speak- ing , the sage , Sha'ir , a sort of soothsayer — was called on to compose these satires , which passed from lip to lip amongst tribes of a common origin , and were swiftly answered by other satires , sprung from ...
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... poet was the wise man , the learned in magic processes , the tribal oracle , inspired by the Jinn . It was at the order of the old poet Zuhair ibn Janâb that the en- campment was moved , or set up , at whatever time and place he deemed ...
... poet was the wise man , the learned in magic processes , the tribal oracle , inspired by the Jinn . It was at the order of the old poet Zuhair ibn Janâb that the en- campment was moved , or set up , at whatever time and place he deemed ...
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... poet whose works are believed to be the most ancient of the Seven , and whom fate had placed from birth upon a throne . IMRU'U'L - QAIS Ḥunduj , the wandering king , came of a southern race , the Kinda . His ancestors had built up a ...
... poet whose works are believed to be the most ancient of the Seven , and whom fate had placed from birth upon a throne . IMRU'U'L - QAIS Ḥunduj , the wandering king , came of a southern race , the Kinda . His ancestors had built up a ...
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... poet - king we must mention , as a creator of the qasida , Muhalhil , whose surname has generally been translated " the subtle poet , " but it seems more probably to have been a nickname given him on account of his having used the ...
... poet - king we must mention , as a creator of the qasida , Muhalhil , whose surname has generally been translated " the subtle poet , " but it seems more probably to have been a nickname given him on account of his having used the ...
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... poet . He boasted that he kept his composi- tions for princes , but he made superb use of the liberal gifts his flatteries won him . He was at every feast , but he spent his money royally . In contrast , we have a true Desert poet ...
... poet . He boasted that he kept his composi- tions for princes , but he made superb use of the liberal gifts his flatteries won him . He was at every feast , but he spent his money royally . In contrast , we have a true Desert poet ...
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