The Calcutta Review, Volume 21University of Calcutta, 1853 |
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... person- " Si l'on * M . C. de Perceval traces the legend to a poetical fiction in Ferdûsi . en recherche l'origine , on s'aperçoit , q'une vague tradition , ou peut - être une pure fiction présentée sous des formes indécises par le ...
... person- " Si l'on * M . C. de Perceval traces the legend to a poetical fiction in Ferdûsi . en recherche l'origine , on s'aperçoit , q'une vague tradition , ou peut - être une pure fiction présentée sous des formes indécises par le ...
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... person styled Dzu Shenâtir . He was abhorred of the people for his flagitious deeds , which he carried to such an extreme as to dishonour the youths of most noble families ; but one of these , rather than submit to his indignities , put ...
... person styled Dzu Shenâtir . He was abhorred of the people for his flagitious deeds , which he carried to such an extreme as to dishonour the youths of most noble families ; but one of these , rather than submit to his indignities , put ...
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... person of MADICARIB , who was installed as the ruler of Yemen and the vassal of the Persian king , the Himyar dynasty appeared again to re - appear . The Arab tribes sent deputations to congratulate him on the auspicious occasion , and ...
... person of MADICARIB , who was installed as the ruler of Yemen and the vassal of the Persian king , the Himyar dynasty appeared again to re - appear . The Arab tribes sent deputations to congratulate him on the auspicious occasion , and ...
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... person who went by that name was Zenobias , general in Egypt , the feminine gender must be a mistake , and the correspondence with the Arabic name accidental . Zenobia's character agrees only with that of Zebba . ( M. C. de Perc . , II ...
... person who went by that name was Zenobias , general in Egypt , the feminine gender must be a mistake , and the correspondence with the Arabic name accidental . Zenobia's character agrees only with that of Zebba . ( M. C. de Perc . , II ...
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... grounded on ancient and pre - Islamitic tradition . 2. Considering the attention given by the Arabs to genealogical details , it Cussai was a man of commanding person , and of 44 ANTE - MAHOMETAN HISTORY OF ARABIA .
... grounded on ancient and pre - Islamitic tradition . 2. Considering the attention given by the Arabs to genealogical details , it Cussai was a man of commanding person , and of 44 ANTE - MAHOMETAN HISTORY OF ARABIA .
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