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... Persian stands between us and ruin . The Turk would fain be upon us , but he keeps him back . This war with him affords us only a respite , not a deliverance . ' At this time the alliance of Persia and her friendship were eagerly sought ...
... Persian stands between us and ruin . The Turk would fain be upon us , but he keeps him back . This war with him affords us only a respite , not a deliverance . ' At this time the alliance of Persia and her friendship were eagerly sought ...
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... Persia all serious works on Theology and Philosophy are written in Arabic , so that the student who reads only Persian forms a very inadequate idea of what the Persian intellect has contributed to the common stock . Avicenna ( Ibn Síná ) ...
... Persia all serious works on Theology and Philosophy are written in Arabic , so that the student who reads only Persian forms a very inadequate idea of what the Persian intellect has contributed to the common stock . Avicenna ( Ibn Síná ) ...
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... Persian Literature . If we confine our attention to Persian literature in the narrower sense of the expression , meaning only what is written in the Persian language , the field which we survey is undoubtedly less rich and varied than ...
... Persian Literature . If we confine our attention to Persian literature in the narrower sense of the expression , meaning only what is written in the Persian language , the field which we survey is undoubtedly less rich and varied than ...
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