Light from the EastDarton & Company, 1856 - 194 Seiten |
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... continued a kind of hobbling march on the broken arches , but fell through one after another , being quite tired and spent with so long a walk . I passed some time in the contemplation of this wonderful structure , and the great variety ...
... continued a kind of hobbling march on the broken arches , but fell through one after another , being quite tired and spent with so long a walk . I passed some time in the contemplation of this wonderful structure , and the great variety ...
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... continued , however , to serenade her every morning , until at last the queen , charmed with his har- mony , sent for the bird - catchers , and ordered them to employ their utmost skill to put that little creature into her posses- sion ...
... continued , however , to serenade her every morning , until at last the queen , charmed with his har- mony , sent for the bird - catchers , and ordered them to employ their utmost skill to put that little creature into her posses- sion ...
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... continued Abudah , overjoyed at the poor traveller's exclamation , " direct me instantly to the entrance of the valley . ' " Alas , Sir , " answered the traveller , " it is in the Deserts of Arabia , seventeen days ' journey hence ...
... continued Abudah , overjoyed at the poor traveller's exclamation , " direct me instantly to the entrance of the valley . ' " Alas , Sir , " answered the traveller , " it is in the Deserts of Arabia , seventeen days ' journey hence ...
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... continued he , " as you ob- served in the two first palaces , the silver and gold are the little branches which drop from the trees of this vegetable valley of riches ; for all things on earth are subject to decrease , which are here ...
... continued he , " as you ob- served in the two first palaces , the silver and gold are the little branches which drop from the trees of this vegetable valley of riches ; for all things on earth are subject to decrease , which are here ...
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... of your riches , and who often talked in private with you : and this continued for some months , during which time you never attended to the speech of your friends , but seemed wrapped up in that D 2 THE TALISMAN OF OROMANES . 35.
... of your riches , and who often talked in private with you : and this continued for some months , during which time you never attended to the speech of your friends , but seemed wrapped up in that D 2 THE TALISMAN OF OROMANES . 35.
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Abudah Allah Amurath answered apartment appeared arms arrived attendants Bagdad bear beauty beheld beloved Best blessed body bound chest chief commanded continued daughter death depart desire distress Doubor earth entered eunuchs eyes fair faithful father fear fell followed friends Genius give gold ground hand happy hath head heard heart hope Ishmael Kalasrade king Lama light live London looked lord mean merchant mighty mind Miriam mountains nature never night noble Oblivion palace passed perceived Pictures plain pleasure poor possession prepared present prince prophet Rabbi received replied rest retired returned riches rocks royal Sadak sent seraglio side silver slaves soon soul suffered Sultan Talisman thee thou thou hast thought thousand throne traveller turned voice whole wife wretched young
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Seite 5 - But tell me further," said he, "what thou discoverest on it." "I see multitudes of people passing over it," said I, "and a black cloud hanging on each end of it." As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it: and upon...
Seite 1 - I ascended the high hills of Bagdat in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and, passing from one thought to another, surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream.
Seite 2 - I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician had before made himself visible. When he had raised my thoughts...
Seite 6 - Alas !" said I, " man was made in vain ! how is he given away to misery and mortality ! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death !" The genius being moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect.
Seite 1 - Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand.
Seite 6 - I observed some with scimitars in their hands, and others with urinals, who ran to and fro upon the bridge, thrusting several persons on trapdoors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped had they not been thus forced upon them. ' The genius seeing me indulge myself in this melancholy prospect, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it : "Take thine eyes off the bridge," said he, " and tell me if thou yet seest anything thou dost not comprehend." Upon looking up,
Seite 5 - ... hundred. As I was counting the arches the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it.
Seite 8 - The Genius making me no answer, I turned me about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me ; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating; but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy...
Seite 2 - I drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature ; and as my heart was entirely subdued by the captivating strains I had heard, -I fell down at his feet and wept. The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability...