Flowers from a Persian Garden: And Other PapersD. Nutt, 1890 - 368 Seiten |
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16th century Abraham Abú Kasim Adam Allah answered Arab Arabian Arabian Nights Ashaab Asiatic asked beard beautiful bird Book cause cried daughter deaf death dervish desired desolate island dínars earth English Esop exclaimed eyes fables faggot-maker fakír father fruit garden gave Gemara Gesta Romanorum give gold goldsmith governor hand head heard Hebrew Hindú horse humour India jewels kází khalíf Khoja king Kurán lady learned legend lord Majnún master merchant Mishna morning mother Muslim Náma never night once original palace Panchatantra parrot Persian language Persian poet poem poor possession prince quoth Rabbi replied returned rich Saádí sages Sanskrit says servant Seven Wise Masters Shíráz slave slippers Solomon story stranger tale Talmud tell thee thou hast told took translation treasure tree vazír verse weeping wife wise woman words young youth
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Seite 345 - His tawny beard was th' equal grace Both of his wisdom and his face ; In cut and dye so like a tile, A sudden view it would beguile ; The upper part whereof was whey, The nether orange, mix'd with grey.
Seite 53 - Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave: And after they have shown their pride Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave.
Seite 54 - Your voiceless lips, O flowers ! are living preachers, Each cup a pulpit, every leaf a book, Supplying to my fancy numerous teachers From loneliest nook. Floral Apostles ! that in dewy splendor "Weep without woe, and blush without a crime...
Seite 251 - And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor : and they served other gods.
Seite 338 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Seite 230 - She reached to him a goblet, he praised the Lord at the going out of the Sabbath, drank, and again asked : " Where are my sons, that they too may drink of the cup of blessing ?" " They will not be far off/' she said, and placed food before him that he might eat.
Seite 323 - Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye ? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he.
Seite 353 - Italian ; one the new cut, another the old ; one the gentleman's cut, another the common cut ; one cut of the court, another of the country ; with infinite the like vanities, which I overpasse.
Seite 60 - Psychology know how much is to be inferred from this; and that no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad. How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher the whole man! Some men wear an everlasting barren simper; in the smile of others lies a cold glitter as of ice: the fewest are able to laugh, what can be called laughing, but only sniff and titter and...
Seite 14 - Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away ; for, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone ; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; the fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.