The People of PersiaReligious Tract Society, 1799 - 192 pages |
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... thing of the same kind we possess , and the floors are covered with the richest carpets the east ean furnish . The floors are first plastered with a mixture of lime and earth , and are thus DWELLINGS AND DOMESTIC HABITS . 19.
... thing of the same kind we possess , and the floors are covered with the richest carpets the east ean furnish . The floors are first plastered with a mixture of lime and earth , and are thus DWELLINGS AND DOMESTIC HABITS . 19.
Page 44
... things , and which are conveyed towards the mouth , and jerked in , without spilling a grain of rice , or a drop of sauce , in a manner which a European cannot learn without much incon- venient practice . This labour is performed with ...
... things , and which are conveyed towards the mouth , and jerked in , without spilling a grain of rice , or a drop of sauce , in a manner which a European cannot learn without much incon- venient practice . This labour is performed with ...
Page 53
... things , the Persians seek to gain credence by abundant oaths and affirmations , which , at last , from frequent use , have become little more than col- loquial forms of expression , which serve chiefly to garnish speech . What we ...
... things , the Persians seek to gain credence by abundant oaths and affirmations , which , at last , from frequent use , have become little more than col- loquial forms of expression , which serve chiefly to garnish speech . What we ...
Page 62
... that there was not one of this class of visitors on whom I could prevail to accept a pecuniary return for the present he made . The general request was , for some- thing to keep in remembrance of me — a knife 62 THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA .
... that there was not one of this class of visitors on whom I could prevail to accept a pecuniary return for the present he made . The general request was , for some- thing to keep in remembrance of me — a knife 62 THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA .
Page 63
John Kitto. thing to keep in remembrance of me — a knife , a penknife , or a pair of scissors . I hope the reader need not be told that I never accepted their favourite kid . I advert to these and such like trifling circumstances , in ...
John Kitto. thing to keep in remembrance of me — a knife , a penknife , or a pair of scissors . I hope the reader need not be told that I never accepted their favourite kid . I advert to these and such like trifling circumstances , in ...
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Abraham Abubekr Amer ancient appear Arabian Arabic Armenians Baghdad believe British and Foreign caliph caliphat called carpets Caspian Sea chief Christ Christian claims courts death declare descendants dish Divine doctrine dove's dung earth Euphrates European faith favour give gospel habit hand Harro Hassan honour Hossein houses imaum inhabitants Isfahan Islam Jews Justin Perkins Kerbelah Koran Kufah learned Lord Martyn matter Mecca medan Meerza ment Meshid missionaries Mohammed Mohammedan mollah Moses Moslem Moslem doctors mosques Nadir Shah nations observed occasion Omar peculiar Persian language Persians person pilgrimage plastered prayers present priest prince principles prophet racter Ramazan received regard religion religious respect Romanist roof sacred says scarcely Scott Waring Scripture sect servant Shah Sheahs sheikh-ul-islam Shiraz Sooffeeism Sooffees successor Sunnees supposed thee tion translation truth Turkey Turks unclean unto usually walls whole words worship Yezid
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Page 58 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Page 179 - And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
Page 178 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Page 57 - I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Page 179 - I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth. and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Page 42 - And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Page 58 - Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee ; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Page 155 - Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Page 130 - Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst 1 leave it, and come down to you?
Page 58 - My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.