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... thou seest , in the fields of " elysium , yet my happiness is not complete ; my " mate is still exposed to the miseries of mortality , " and I am still vulnerable in her . O ! stranger , to " bribe thy friendship , if peradventure it ...
... thou seest , in the fields of " elysium , yet my happiness is not complete ; my " mate is still exposed to the miseries of mortality , " and I am still vulnerable in her . O ! stranger , to " bribe thy friendship , if peradventure it ...
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... and being asked what was his request , he made this reply ? " May the Lord " of the world forgive the slave whom he has honour- " ed , if Mirza presume again to lay the bounty of 66 66 " Abbas at his feet . Thou hast 14 THE ADVENTURER . "
... and being asked what was his request , he made this reply ? " May the Lord " of the world forgive the slave whom he has honour- " ed , if Mirza presume again to lay the bounty of 66 66 " Abbas at his feet . Thou hast 14 THE ADVENTURER . "
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... thou art , a reptile of the earth my life is a mo- " ment , and eternity , in which days and years and 66 ages are nothing , eternity is before me , for which “ I also should prepare : but by whom then must " the faithful be governed ...
... thou art , a reptile of the earth my life is a mo- " ment , and eternity , in which days and years and 66 ages are nothing , eternity is before me , for which “ I also should prepare : but by whom then must " the faithful be governed ...
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... thou hast renewed be- " fore me ; and those truths which they taught me .. " may the prophet multiply to thee . " Under the instruction of the physician Aluzar , I " obtained an early knowledge of his art . To those " who were smitten ...
... thou hast renewed be- " fore me ; and those truths which they taught me .. " may the prophet multiply to thee . " Under the instruction of the physician Aluzar , I " obtained an early knowledge of his art . To those " who were smitten ...
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... thou hast done well to " renounce the tumult , the business , and the vanities " of life ; but thou hast as yet only done it in part : " thou art still every day busied in the search of food ; " thy mind is not wholly at rest , neither ...
... thou hast done well to " renounce the tumult , the business , and the vanities " of life ; but thou hast as yet only done it in part : " thou art still every day busied in the search of food ; " thy mind is not wholly at rest , neither ...
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Page 160 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Page 86 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 87 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Page 123 - Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Page 86 - Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Page 121 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth; when he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment ; when he appointed the foundations of the earth : then I was by him, as one brought up with him; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of...
Page 123 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 122 - O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Page 159 - Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, ' Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape.
Page 86 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.