A History of Arabic LiteratureD. Appleton, 1903 - 478 pages |
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... praises of ' Abla , his mistress , but a good fight was always the favourite subject of his lay . He it was who said , “ We whirled as the millstone whirls on its axis , while our swords smashed upon the fighters ' skulls . ” Another ...
... praises of ' Abla , his mistress , but a good fight was always the favourite subject of his lay . He it was who said , “ We whirled as the millstone whirls on its axis , while our swords smashed upon the fighters ' skulls . ” Another ...
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... praise , which does not ensure immortality , and especially he shunned untruthful praise . He would not borrow lines from other poets to insert them amongst his own , or use words difficult to understand . Such is the opinion expressed ...
... praise , which does not ensure immortality , and especially he shunned untruthful praise . He would not borrow lines from other poets to insert them amongst his own , or use words difficult to understand . Such is the opinion expressed ...
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... praise is noble indeed , but so also were our gifts ! " And the answer was to come , " Your gifts have vanished , but his poems live on . They are robes of honour which Time cannot decay . " His reputation was that of a high - born and ...
... praise is noble indeed , but so also were our gifts ! " And the answer was to come , " Your gifts have vanished , but his poems live on . They are robes of honour which Time cannot decay . " His reputation was that of a high - born and ...
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... fact , considered more as a poet , and ' Antara more as a hero . His father , whose praises ' Antara sang , had fought in the war of Dâhis . He himself , like all his fellows , was a warrior . He was called " 20 ARABIC LITERATURE.
... fact , considered more as a poet , and ' Antara more as a hero . His father , whose praises ' Antara sang , had fought in the war of Dâhis . He himself , like all his fellows , was a warrior . He was called " 20 ARABIC LITERATURE.
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... of the Mu'allaqât , and the Arabs , when reckoning up their best pre - Islamic poets , likened him to Imru'u'l- Qais , Nâbigha , and Zuhair . His verses sing the praise of Huraira , his beloved , a black slave . 26 ARABIC LITERATURE.
... of the Mu'allaqât , and the Arabs , when reckoning up their best pre - Islamic poets , likened him to Imru'u'l- Qais , Nâbigha , and Zuhair . His verses sing the praise of Huraira , his beloved , a black slave . 26 ARABIC LITERATURE.
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