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... seem , and unwholesome as it certainly is , it is by no means confined to the peasantry , but is found in the noblest mansions of the cities , only burning more agreeable fuel than the villagers 30 THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA .
... seem , and unwholesome as it certainly is , it is by no means confined to the peasantry , but is found in the noblest mansions of the cities , only burning more agreeable fuel than the villagers 30 THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA .
Page 32
... seem indeed scarcely ever to wear out , owing , perhaps , in part to the extreme dryness of the atmosphere . In Persia , a native never enters a room in boots or slippers ; and a transgression of this usage by foreigners is looked upon ...
... seem indeed scarcely ever to wear out , owing , perhaps , in part to the extreme dryness of the atmosphere . In Persia , a native never enters a room in boots or slippers ; and a transgression of this usage by foreigners is looked upon ...
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... seem , however , that the Egyptian fare was less than the Persian composed of stews and made dishes , and more of substantial joints , and of large birds dressed whole . This , perhaps , facilitated the operation mentioned in Gen. xliii ...
... seem , however , that the Egyptian fare was less than the Persian composed of stews and made dishes , and more of substantial joints , and of large birds dressed whole . This , perhaps , facilitated the operation mentioned in Gen. xliii ...
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... seem generally to regard them with pity rather than with contempt . In illness and affliction they even solicit the prayers of Christians , whom they regard as infidels - which may , however , more probably be ascribed to their ...
... seem generally to regard them with pity rather than with contempt . In illness and affliction they even solicit the prayers of Christians , whom they regard as infidels - which may , however , more probably be ascribed to their ...
Page 47
... all Persia a garden " - " Persia is unworthy of your acceptance , " and such like expressions are specimens of this tendency to hyperbole and exaggeration ; and however impertinent it may seem to PERSIAN CHARACTER . 47.
... all Persia a garden " - " Persia is unworthy of your acceptance , " and such like expressions are specimens of this tendency to hyperbole and exaggeration ; and however impertinent it may seem to PERSIAN CHARACTER . 47.
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Abubekr Amer ancient appear Arabian Arabic Armenians Baghdad believe British and Foreign caliph caliphat called carpets Caspian Sea character chief Christ Christian claims courts death declare descendants dish Divine doctrine dove's dung earth Euphrates European faith favour give gospel habit hand Harro honour Hossein houses imaum inhabitants Isfahan Islam Jews Justin Perkins Kerbelah Koran Kufah learned Lord manner Martyn matter Mecca medan Meerza ment Meshid missionaries Mohammed Mohammedan mollah Moses Moslem Moslem doctors mosques nations observed occasion Omar peculiar Persian language Persians person plastered prayers present priest prince principles prophet racter Ramazan received regard religion RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY respect Romanist roof sacred says scarcely Scott Waring Scripture sect Sheahs sheikh-ul-islam Shiraz Sooffeeism Sooffees successor Sunnees supposed thee tion translation truth Turkey Turks unclean unto usually walls whole words worship Yezid
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Page 58 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Page 57 - I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Page 178 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Page 42 - And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Page 101 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Page 58 - Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee ; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Page 58 - My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
Page 44 - The Son of man goeth as it is written of him : but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. 25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Page 58 - Hear us, my lord : thou art a mighty prince among us : in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead ; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
Page 136 - And he returned to the man of GOD, he and all his company, and came and stood before him : and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no GOD in all the earth, but in Israel : now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.