King-errant

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William Heinemann, 1912 - 355페이지

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112 페이지 - Think, in this batter'd caravanserai Whose portals are alternate night and day, How Sultan after Sultan with his pomp Abode his destined hour and went his way.
97 페이지 - A Moment's Halt — a momentary taste Of BEING from the Well amid the Waste — And Lo! — the phantom Caravan has reach'd The NOTHING it set out from — Oh, make haste!
271 페이지 - ... comprehension of mind, no politeness of manner, no kindness or fellowfeeling, no ingenuity or mechanical invention, in planning or executing their handicraft works, no skill or knowledge in design or architecture : they have no good horses, no good flesh, no grapes or muskmelons, no good fruits, no ice or cold water, no good food or bread in their bazars, no baths or colleges, no candles, no torches, not a candlestick.
13 페이지 - There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack!
270 페이지 - ... and emperor of extensive territories. In consideration of my confidence in Divine aid, the Most High God did not suffer the distress and hardships that I had undergone to be thrown away, but defeated my formidable enemy, and made me the conqueror of the noble country of Hindustan. This success I do not ascribe to my own strength, nor did this good fortune flow from my own efforts, but from the fountain of the favour and mercy of God.
331 페이지 - That Julius Caesar was a famous man : With what his valour did enrich his wit, His wit set down to make his valour live : Death makes no conquest of this conqueror : For now he lives in fame, though not in life.
271 페이지 - Hindustan is a country that has few pleasures to recommend it. * The people are not handsome. They have no idea of the charms of friendly society, of frankly mixing together, or of familiar intercourse. They have no genius, no comprehension of mind, no politeness of manner, no kindness or...
271 페이지 - ... their sentiments to me, I might have got credit for possessing at least so much sense and judgment as, after hearing what they had to urge, to be qualified to decide on the expediency or inexpediency of their opinions; to distinguish the good from the evil. But what sense or propriety was there in eternally repeating the same tale in different words, to one who himself saw the facts with his own eyes, and had formed a cool and fixed resolution in regard to the business in which he was engaged?
309 페이지 - I ascribe them chiefly to the occupation afforded to my mind by a poetical translation, on which I have employed myself. Let me advise you too, to adopt a life of abstinence. Social parties and wine are pleasant, in company with our jolly friends and old boon companions. But with whom can you enjoy the social cup ? With whom can you indulge in the pleasures of wine ? If you have only Shir Ahmed, and Haider Kulli, for the companions of your gay hours and jovial goblet, you can surely find no great...
150 페이지 - I beheld a new world. The grass was different, the trees different, the wild animals of a different sort, the birds of a different plumage, the manners and customs of the wandering tribes (Us or eels and uluses) of a different kind. I was struck with astonishment ; and, indeed, there was room for wonder...

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