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Page viii
... speech should by no means be allowed to carry the idea that all Oriental speech is figurative . This manner of speech , which is common to all races of men , is only more extensively used by Orientals than by Occidentals . I could wish ...
... speech should by no means be allowed to carry the idea that all Oriental speech is figurative . This manner of speech , which is common to all races of men , is only more extensively used by Orientals than by Occidentals . I could wish ...
Page xi
... SPEECH I. DAILY LANGUAGE . II . IMPRECATIONS III . LOVE OF ENEMIES IV . " THE UNVERACIOUS ORIENTAL " V. IMPRESSIONS VS. LITERAL ACCURACY . VI . SPEAKING IN PARABLES VII . SWEARING • VIII . FOUR CHARACTERISTICS • 81 • 91 · 96 ' • 107 ...
... SPEECH I. DAILY LANGUAGE . II . IMPRECATIONS III . LOVE OF ENEMIES IV . " THE UNVERACIOUS ORIENTAL " V. IMPRESSIONS VS. LITERAL ACCURACY . VI . SPEAKING IN PARABLES VII . SWEARING • VIII . FOUR CHARACTERISTICS • 81 • 91 · 96 ' • 107 ...
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... speech meant , and to interpret their amorous , martial , dolorous , and joyous moods with perfect accuracy and ease . But now , after a residence of about twenty - four years in Amer- ica — years which I have spent in most inti- mate ...
... speech meant , and to interpret their amorous , martial , dolorous , and joyous moods with perfect accuracy and ease . But now , after a residence of about twenty - four years in Amer- ica — years which I have spent in most inti- mate ...
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... speech of the land of its origin . I do not know how many times I heard it stated in my native land and at our own fireside that heavenly messengers in the forms of patron saints or angels came to pious , childless wives , in dreams and ...
... speech of the land of its origin . I do not know how many times I heard it stated in my native land and at our own fireside that heavenly messengers in the forms of patron saints or angels came to pious , childless wives , in dreams and ...
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... speech of my people . To the Syrians , as I say , " children are a heritage from the Lord . " From the days of Israel to the present time , barrenness has been looked upon as a sign of divine disfavor , an intolerable calamity ...
... speech of my people . To the Syrians , as I say , " children are a heritage from the Lord . " From the days of Israel to the present time , barrenness has been looked upon as a sign of divine disfavor , an intolerable calamity ...
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