The garden of fragrance, a complete tr. of the Bostán into Engl. verse, by G.S. Davie1882 |
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Pagina xvii
... passing by , saw Sádi , and , recognizing him , inquired how he came to be there . The chief , on hearing his story , paid ten pieces of silver for his ransom , and took him with him to his own home at Aleppo . The chief had a daughter ...
... passing by , saw Sádi , and , recognizing him , inquired how he came to be there . The chief , on hearing his story , paid ten pieces of silver for his ransom , and took him with him to his own home at Aleppo . The chief had a daughter ...
Pagina 6
... passed Heav'n's lofty sphere , And in glory and pomp left the angels in rear . In the desert so warmly to God he inclined , That Gabriel was left in his mansion behind . To him spoke the chief of the Kaba divine : - " Oh Gabriel ! may ...
... passed Heav'n's lofty sphere , And in glory and pomp left the angels in rear . In the desert so warmly to God he inclined , That Gabriel was left in his mansion behind . To him spoke the chief of the Kaba divine : - " Oh Gabriel ! may ...
Pagina 20
... passed , In old age , from your sight do not drive me at last ! The stranger , with mischievous thoughts in his head , Do not hurt ! but expel from the country , instead . It is well , if to show him your wrath you are slack , For his ...
... passed , In old age , from your sight do not drive me at last ! The stranger , with mischievous thoughts in his head , Do not hurt ! but expel from the country , instead . It is well , if to show him your wrath you are slack , For his ...
Pagina 24
... passed . To the mind of the monarch the thought became clear : - " A person like this ought to be my vizier . And yet , by degrees , lest the chiefs of the Court , In ignorance , over my wisdom should sport . To begin with , his skill ...
... passed . To the mind of the monarch the thought became clear : - " A person like this ought to be my vizier . And yet , by degrees , lest the chiefs of the Court , In ignorance , over my wisdom should sport . To begin with , his skill ...
Pagina 29
... passed . As I gaze on these two , no endurance have I ; For the sources of beauty and grace in them lie . A similar rose - coloured face I did own ; Like the purest of crystal my body , once , shone . But now , it behoves me my shroud ...
... passed . As I gaze on these two , no endurance have I ; For the sources of beauty and grace in them lie . A similar rose - coloured face I did own ; Like the purest of crystal my body , once , shone . But now , it behoves me my shroud ...
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Pagina 17 - MARKHAM, Capt. Albert^ Hastings, RN— The Great Frozen Sea : A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the Alert during the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6. With 6 Full-page Illustrations, 2 Maps, and 27 Woodcuts. Fifth and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo, 6s. A Polar Reconnaissance : being the Voyage of the Isbjorn to Novaya Zemlya in 1879.
Pagina 19 - The Christian Year. Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holy Days throughout the Year.
Pagina 9 - Educational Code of the Prussian Nation, in its Present Form. In accordance with the Decisions of the Common Provincial Law, and with those of Recent Legislation. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d. Education Library. Edited by PHILIP MAGNUS :— An Introduction to the History of Educational Theories.
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Pagina 31 - Warfare. Illustrated by the Campaign of 1799 in Switzerland. Being a Translation of the Swiss Narrative compiled from the Works of the Archduke Charles, Jomini, and others. Also of Notes by General H. Dufour on the Campaign of the Valtelline in 1635. With Appendix, Maps, and Introductory Remarks. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price i6s.
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