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... build " A kingly pile sublime , " The palace of his pride . " For this exhausted mines " Supplied their golden store , " For this the central caverns gave their gems ; 8 . " For this the woodman's axe Open'd the cedar forest to the sun ...
... build " A kingly pile sublime , " The palace of his pride . " For this exhausted mines " Supplied their golden store , " For this the central caverns gave their gems ; 8 . " For this the woodman's axe Open'd the cedar forest to the sun ...
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... building ill secur'd . " Azrael can enter in ! " The Sarsar can pierce through , " The Icy Wind of Death . " " I was beside the Monarch when he spake .. " Gentle the Prophet spake , " But in his eye there dwelt " A sorrow that disturb'd ...
... building ill secur'd . " Azrael can enter in ! " The Sarsar can pierce through , " The Icy Wind of Death . " " I was beside the Monarch when he spake .. " Gentle the Prophet spake , " But in his eye there dwelt " A sorrow that disturb'd ...
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... buildings in Persia , says Tavernier . One of its domes is covered with white flower work upon a green ground , the other has a black ground , spotted with white stars . Gilding is also common upon Oriental buildings . At Boghar in ...
... buildings in Persia , says Tavernier . One of its domes is covered with white flower work upon a green ground , the other has a black ground , spotted with white stars . Gilding is also common upon Oriental buildings . At Boghar in ...
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... colour of the walls varied frequently in a day . Nôman richly reward- ed the architect Sennamar ; but recollecting afterwards that he might build palaces equal , or superior in beauty for his rival kings , ordered that he should be I. 37.
... colour of the walls varied frequently in a day . Nôman richly reward- ed the architect Sennamar ; but recollecting afterwards that he might build palaces equal , or superior in beauty for his rival kings , ordered that he should be I. 37.
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... building the Beat - Allah , God by his won- derful providence did so order it , that every mountain in the world should contribute something to the building thereof ; and accordingly every one did send its propor- tion . Though there is ...
... building the Beat - Allah , God by his won- derful providence did so order it , that every mountain in the world should contribute something to the building thereof ; and accordingly every one did send its propor- tion . Though there is ...
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Abdaldar Allah Almanzor Angels Arabian Arabs arrows art thou Aswad Azarael Azrael Babylon Bagdad beautiful Bedouins beheld birds bitumen body buried burning Caliph called Camel cave cloud colour cried dark death desert Destroyer Dromedary earth Eblis Euphrates exclaim'd eyes father fear feet fire fruit Genii glory gold hand Hand of Glory Haruth and Maruth hath head heard heart Heaven Hirah Hodeirah horse Houd hour houses Irem Khawla Koran light LOBABA locusts look'd Lord Mahommed Mare Mecca Moath Mohareb Mosque mountain nest never night o'er Oneiza palace palm Persia Pietro della Valle poison prayer Prophet Pyramid rais'd Rangemore Ring round ruins sand shade Shedad Sorcerer soul spake spell Spirit stone stood taste the pain tent Thalaba thee thing thou hast tower traveller trees Turks voice wind wings wonderful youth Zeinab Zohak
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Página 3 - How beautiful is night ! A dewy freshness fills the silent air, No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven : In full-orbed glory yonder moon divine Rolls through the dark blue depths.
Página 149 - In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, the chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs...
Página 257 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Página 129 - And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men ; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha : and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha. he revived, and stood up on his feet.
Página 215 - ... majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight ; their tops reaching to the very clouds.
Página 215 - They retired from us with a wind at south-east, leaving an impression upon my mind to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment.
Página 216 - Halboub, only they seemed to be more in number and less in size. They came several times in a direction close upon us, that is, I believe, within less than two miles.
Página 210 - ... seemed to vanish from my recollection. Nature, however, at length resumed its functions; and on recovering my senses I found myself stretched upon the sand, with the bridle still in my hand, and the sun just sinking behind the trees. I now summoned all my resolution and determined to make another effort to prolong my existence.
Página 202 - And we made a fountain of molten brass to flow for him. And some of the genii were obliged to work in his presence, by the will of his LORD ; and whoever of them turned aside from our command, we will cause him to taste the pain of hell-fire. They made for him whatever he pleased of palaces, and statues...
Página 96 - Woe to the traveller whom this wind surprises remote from shelter ! he must suffer all its dreadful consequences, which sometimes are mortal. The danger is most imminent when it blows in squalls, for then the rapidity of the wind increases the heat to such a degree as to cause sudden death.