The World's Great Classics, Volume 31Colonial Press, 1899 |
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... mighty men of valor who lived before and after him with very little to hinder the free play of their fancy . And so this fancy roamed up and down the whole course of Persian history : taking a long look into the vista of the past ...
... mighty men of valor who lived before and after him with very little to hinder the free play of their fancy . And so this fancy roamed up and down the whole course of Persian history : taking a long look into the vista of the past ...
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... not take my life : if thou dost , my blood will call out for vengeance to the Al- mighty . I ask only for peace and retirement . Think of my father , and pity me ! " Wouldst thou , with life endowed , take life THE SHAH NÁMEH 41.
... not take my life : if thou dost , my blood will call out for vengeance to the Al- mighty . I ask only for peace and retirement . Think of my father , and pity me ! " Wouldst thou , with life endowed , take life THE SHAH NÁMEH 41.
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... mighty , saying : - " If that forsaken child be truly mine , And not the progeny of Demon fell , O pity me ! forgive the wicked deed , And to my eyes , my injured son restore . " His prayer was accepted . The Simurgh , hearing the lamen ...
... mighty , saying : - " If that forsaken child be truly mine , And not the progeny of Demon fell , O pity me ! forgive the wicked deed , And to my eyes , my injured son restore . " His prayer was accepted . The Simurgh , hearing the lamen ...
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... mighty monster , whose devouring jaws Unpeopled half the land , and spread dismay From town to town . The world was full of horror , No bird was seen in air , no beast of prey In plain or forest ; from the stream he drew The crocodile ...
... mighty monster , whose devouring jaws Unpeopled half the land , and spread dismay From town to town . The world was full of horror , No bird was seen in air , no beast of prey In plain or forest ; from the stream he drew The crocodile ...
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... mighty power , who will become the wonder of the world . " The Simurgh then gave some advice which was implicitly attended to , and the result was that Rúdábeh was soon out of danger . Never was beheld so prodigious a child . The father ...
... mighty power , who will become the wonder of the world . " The Simurgh then gave some advice which was implicitly attended to , and the result was that Rúdábeh was soon out of danger . Never was beheld so prodigious a child . The father ...
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