The Contemporary Review, Volume 28A. Strahan, 1876 - Literature |
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... condition of secular life . At present we seem to be , for the most part , in the dark on these capital questions , and where , as in the case of Islam , we have a few rays of light , the prospect of any help to be drawn from such a ...
... condition of secular life . At present we seem to be , for the most part , in the dark on these capital questions , and where , as in the case of Islam , we have a few rays of light , the prospect of any help to be drawn from such a ...
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... condition of Persia , whether these reports are true or false . They are not all true ; they may all be false , and yet the tacit , unastonished acceptance of them as true by the populace , implies that they have at least the common ...
... condition of Persia , whether these reports are true or false . They are not all true ; they may all be false , and yet the tacit , unastonished acceptance of them as true by the populace , implies that they have at least the common ...
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... condition . The prince was annoyed at the severe punishment of his friend , but his Royal Highness had to bear it , for in Persia , unless stirred to unwonted effort , the Shah's government is far less powerful than the chief priests of ...
... condition . The prince was annoyed at the severe punishment of his friend , but his Royal Highness had to bear it , for in Persia , unless stirred to unwonted effort , the Shah's government is far less powerful than the chief priests of ...
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... condition of British in competition with Russian trade , Messrs . Gray , Dawes , & Co. , than whom probably no persons are more competent to form a trustworthy opinion , have written to Lord Derby as follows : - " Ispahan , the centre ...
... condition of British in competition with Russian trade , Messrs . Gray , Dawes , & Co. , than whom probably no persons are more competent to form a trustworthy opinion , have written to Lord Derby as follows : - " Ispahan , the centre ...
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... condition of art . The ornamentation of the exterior of some of the mosques with these coloured bricks , chiefly of light blue and yellow , is very effective ; but we met with no place in which this work was not more or less disfigured ...
... condition of art . The ornamentation of the exterior of some of the mosques with these coloured bricks , chiefly of light blue and yellow , is very effective ; but we met with no place in which this work was not more or less disfigured ...
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Page 911 - If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Page 741 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees ; Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
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Page 225 - And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them ? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Page 925 - Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul Of the wide world dreaming on things to come, Can yet the lease of my true love control, Supposed as forfeit to a confined doom.
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Page 109 - It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
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