A History of Arabic LiteratureD. Appleton, 1903 - 478 pages |
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... travelled about Arabia , whither they carried the wines grown on the banks of the great river and ripened in their own cellars . These ' Ibâds were Chris- tians , and we shall shortly see that it was these wine merchants who , when they ...
... travelled about Arabia , whither they carried the wines grown on the banks of the great river and ripened in their own cellars . These ' Ibâds were Chris- tians , and we shall shortly see that it was these wine merchants who , when they ...
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... travelled through Northern Arabia and the countries watered by the Euphrates , whither the court of Hîra attracted him . His verses , mere fragments of which remain to us , are full of descriptions of hunting and warlike episodes of ...
... travelled through Northern Arabia and the countries watered by the Euphrates , whither the court of Hîra attracted him . His verses , mere fragments of which remain to us , are full of descriptions of hunting and warlike episodes of ...
Page 83
... travelled to Bagdâd , where he long lived , as the panegyrist of Mutawakkil and his courtiers , and of the heads of his civil administration . He died in 897 , either at his native town or at Aleppo . Like Abû Tammâm , whose chief claim ...
... travelled to Bagdâd , where he long lived , as the panegyrist of Mutawakkil and his courtiers , and of the heads of his civil administration . He died in 897 , either at his native town or at Aleppo . Like Abû Tammâm , whose chief claim ...
Page 88
... travelled into Armenia , where rich gifts from the governor , Khâlid ibn Yazîd , awaited him . The death of Caliph Al - Ma'mûn recalled him to Bagdâd , where he was received into favour by Al - Mu'taşim , and to this , prince or to his ...
... travelled into Armenia , where rich gifts from the governor , Khâlid ibn Yazîd , awaited him . The death of Caliph Al - Ma'mûn recalled him to Bagdâd , where he was received into favour by Al - Mu'taşim , and to this , prince or to his ...
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... travelled all day long , and to have been weary when they reached their evening station . They have set up their tents , so that their caravan may rest . Not a planet moves in its orbit , not a star hurries over its nocturnal course ...
... travelled all day long , and to have been weary when they reached their evening station . They have set up their tents , so that their caravan may rest . Not a planet moves in its orbit , not a star hurries over its nocturnal course ...
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