Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 84
... heart whose spot was " of the largest size , and of a hundred different colours , which were still varying every moment . " But Seraphina has a heart which is either spotless , or , as the angel says , " If it has any blemish , it is ...
... heart whose spot was " of the largest size , and of a hundred different colours , which were still varying every moment . " But Seraphina has a heart which is either spotless , or , as the angel says , " If it has any blemish , it is ...
Page 105
... heart the principles of the first religion , which God had inculcated in the heart of Noah , the Arab was already prepared to embrace a much more perfect one than what Christianity , at that time , disfigured by folly and superstition ...
... heart the principles of the first religion , which God had inculcated in the heart of Noah , the Arab was already prepared to embrace a much more perfect one than what Christianity , at that time , disfigured by folly and superstition ...
Page 121
... heart be not changed , the time of mercy assigned thee will be past forever . " 2 Again , in The Giaour , Byron borrows from Vathek the image of the flaming hearts . But thou , false Infidel ! shalt writhe Beneath avenging Monkir's ...
... heart be not changed , the time of mercy assigned thee will be past forever . " 2 Again , in The Giaour , Byron borrows from Vathek the image of the flaming hearts . But thou , false Infidel ! shalt writhe Beneath avenging Monkir's ...
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THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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