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... Leaving the contents to speak for themselves , I shall only say farther that my object has been to bring together , in a handy volume , a series of essays which might prove acceptable to many readers , whether of grave or lively ...
... Leaving the contents to speak for themselves , I shall only say farther that my object has been to bring together , in a handy volume , a series of essays which might prove acceptable to many readers , whether of grave or lively ...
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... leaves the tyrannic arm of autumnal blasts can never affect , or injure the blossoms of its spring . What benefit will you derive from a basket of flowers ? Carry a leaf from my garden : a rose may continue in bloom five or six days ...
... leaves the tyrannic arm of autumnal blasts can never affect , or injure the blossoms of its spring . What benefit will you derive from a basket of flowers ? Carry a leaf from my garden : a rose may continue in bloom five or six days ...
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... leaves in winter . The incapacity of some youths to receive instruc- tion is always a source of vexation to the pedagogue . Saádí tells us of a vazír who sent his stupid son to a learned man , requesting him to impart some of his ...
... leaves in winter . The incapacity of some youths to receive instruc- tion is always a source of vexation to the pedagogue . Saádí tells us of a vazír who sent his stupid son to a learned man , requesting him to impart some of his ...
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... leave to kill the retaliation for him , order me to be put to death , that you may kill me justly . " The king laughed , and asked the vazír what was his advice in this matter . Quoth the vazír : " O my lord , as an offering to the tomb ...
... leave to kill the retaliation for him , order me to be put to death , that you may kill me justly . " The king laughed , and asked the vazír what was his advice in this matter . Quoth the vazír : " O my lord , as an offering to the tomb ...
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... ye who vainly toil and wealth Amass - 0 sinful men , the soul Will leave its nest ; where then will be The buried treasure that you lose ? virtuous man when absent , but when brought face to 44 FLOWERS FROM A PERSIAN GARDEN .
... ye who vainly toil and wealth Amass - 0 sinful men , the soul Will leave its nest ; where then will be The buried treasure that you lose ? virtuous man when absent , but when brought face to 44 FLOWERS FROM A PERSIAN GARDEN .
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16th century Abraham Adam ALFRED NUTT Allah ANDREW LANG answered Arab Arabian Ashaab asked beard beautiful bird century cried daughter death dervish desired desolate island dínars earth edited English Esop exclaimed eyes fables faggot-maker father flowers garden gave Gesta Romanorum give gold Gulistán hand head heard heart Hebrew Hindú jewels JOSEPH JACOBS kází khalíf Khoja king Kurán lady Laylá learned legend Lord Majnún master merchant mother Muslim never night once original Panchatantra parable parrot PERSIAN GARDEN Persian language Persian poet poem poor possession present priest prince quoth Rabbi replied returned rich rose Saádí sages says servant Seven Wise Masters Shíráz slave slippers Solomon story stranger tale Talmud tell thee thou hast told took translated tree vazír verse wife wisdom wise woman words young youth
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Page 345 - His tawny beard was th' equal grace Both of his wisdom and his face ; In cut and dye so like a tile, A sudden view it would beguile ; The upper part whereof was whey, The nether orange, mix'd with grey.
Page 53 - Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave: And after they have shown their pride Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave.
Page 54 - Your voiceless lips, O flowers ! are living preachers, Each cup a pulpit, every leaf a book, Supplying to my fancy numerous teachers From loneliest nook. Floral Apostles ! that in dewy splendor "Weep without woe, and blush without a crime...
Page 251 - And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor : and they served other gods.
Page 338 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Page 323 - Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye ? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he.
Page 353 - Italian ; one the new cut, another the old ; one the gentleman's cut, another the common cut ; one cut of the court, another of the country ; with infinite the like vanities, which I overpasse.
Page 60 - Psychology know how much is to be inferred from this; and that no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad. How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher the whole man! Some men wear an everlasting barren simper; in the smile of others lies a cold glitter as of ice: the fewest are able to laugh, what can be called laughing, but only sniff and titter and...
Page 14 - Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away ; for, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone ; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; the fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 207 - Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way : and thus did he unto them.