Ikhwánu-s Safá, Or, Brothers of PurityTrübner, 1869 - 156 pages |
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... nature of the subject rendered the introduction of many Arabic scientific terms a matter of necessity , but still these foreign words are often employed when pure verna- cular words might have been used with advantage . This , however ...
... nature of the subject rendered the introduction of many Arabic scientific terms a matter of necessity , but still these foreign words are often employed when pure verna- cular words might have been used with advantage . This , however ...
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... that the aforenamed gentleman ( Mr Lockett ) , in the kindness natural to him , caused the writer to be ap- 1 Kuran , Súrat iii . v . 106 . pointed on the establishment of the Company Bahádur in a 2 Original Preface .
... that the aforenamed gentleman ( Mr Lockett ) , in the kindness natural to him , caused the writer to be ap- 1 Kuran , Súrat iii . v . 106 . pointed on the establishment of the Company Bahádur in a 2 Original Preface .
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... natural longings . The grooms and saddle - men put pack - saddles on our backs and ride us . 1 Lagám , bridle , bit , or both together . Taking sticks and whips in their hands , they beat 22 Complaint of the Camel , & c .
... natural longings . The grooms and saddle - men put pack - saddles on our backs and ride us . 1 Lagám , bridle , bit , or both together . Taking sticks and whips in their hands , they beat 22 Complaint of the Camel , & c .
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... nature of the sword , but that is inanimate , and is unable to distinguish between friend and foe ; just as it cuts its enemy and opponent , so also when it falls upon the neck of its owner or maker , it severs his head from his body ...
... nature of the sword , but that is inanimate , and is unable to distinguish between friend and foe ; just as it cuts its enemy and opponent , so also when it falls upon the neck of its owner or maker , it severs his head from his body ...
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... natural hatred and an innate animosity between men and the Jins had come down from of old time , the nar- ration of which would be very prolix . But the King ordered him to recount a little of it from the beginning , so far as could be ...
... natural hatred and an innate animosity between men and the Jins had come down from of old time , the nar- ration of which would be very prolix . But the King ordered him to recount a little of it from the beginning , so far as could be ...
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