Universal History Americanised; Or, An Historical View of the World, from the Earliest Records to the Year 1808: With a Particular Reference to the State of Society, Literature, Religion, and Form of Government, in the United States of AmericaCopy-right secured, for the benefit of the family of Doctor Ramsay, and printed by assignment from them, by M. Carey & Son, 1819 |
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... wives and concubines . Four sons , illustrious by their birth and merit , exercised under their father , the principal offices of peace and war . Toushi was his great huntsman ; Zagatai his judge ; Octai his minister ; and Tuli his ...
... wives and concubines . Four sons , illustrious by their birth and merit , exercised under their father , the principal offices of peace and war . Toushi was his great huntsman ; Zagatai his judge ; Octai his minister ; and Tuli his ...
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... wives . None , but rich voluptuaries marry so many , and their conduct is blamed by all sober men . As the husband is , by law , obliged to treat his wives suitably to their condi- tion , and to dispense his favours among them with ...
... wives . None , but rich voluptuaries marry so many , and their conduct is blamed by all sober men . As the husband is , by law , obliged to treat his wives suitably to their condi- tion , and to dispense his favours among them with ...
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... wives and children , till the grass is consumed ; they then decamp , and go in quest of another fertile spot . Though their mode of living be hard , and their food extremely simple , the Arabs are strong , their stature is not small ...
... wives and children , till the grass is consumed ; they then decamp , and go in quest of another fertile spot . Though their mode of living be hard , and their food extremely simple , the Arabs are strong , their stature is not small ...
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... wives , instead of being expensive , are rather profitable to them . Nothing is more uncommon in the east than an un- married person , after a certain time of life . It was formerly the custom of the Arabians to pass their summer nights ...
... wives , instead of being expensive , are rather profitable to them . Nothing is more uncommon in the east than an un- married person , after a certain time of life . It was formerly the custom of the Arabians to pass their summer nights ...
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... wives at the same time . † In addition to the whole train of sensual and costly luxury , the koran holds out , that seventy - two houris or black - eyed girls of resplendent beauty , virgin purity and exquisite sensibility , will be ...
... wives at the same time . † In addition to the whole train of sensual and costly luxury , the koran holds out , that seventy - two houris or black - eyed girls of resplendent beauty , virgin purity and exquisite sensibility , will be ...
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Seite 191 - And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise ; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses ; and they shall lay thy stones, and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
Seite 136 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved: if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Seite 80 - Verily, Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, is the apostle of God, and his word, which he conveyed unto Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from him : honourable in this world, and in the world to come ; and one of those who approach near to the presence of God.
Seite 157 - I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace ; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to FOURTEEN.
Seite 62 - 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.
Seite 75 - According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his flowing beard, his countenance that painted every sensation of the soul, and his gestures that enforced each expression...
Seite 62 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Seite 334 - ... ceremony. Thus, when a man becomes infirm and weary of the world, he is said to invite his own children to eat him in the season when salt and limes are cheapest. He then ascends a tree, round which his friends and offspring assemble, and as they shake the tree, join in a funeral dirge the import of which is, 'The season is come, the fruit is ripe, and it must descend.