Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 6
... Holy Ghost in the very act of inspiring him . The story has no basis in Moslem history or legend , and of course there is no doctrine of the Holy Ghost in Islam . The only clear reference to Muḥammad in Shakespeare's works ( though ...
... Holy Ghost in the very act of inspiring him . The story has no basis in Moslem history or legend , and of course there is no doctrine of the Holy Ghost in Islam . The only clear reference to Muḥammad in Shakespeare's works ( though ...
Page 92
... holy Alcoran , Or dark , or deep , or difficult appears , Hence he expounds that frailer Womankind , Have mortal Souls , in common with the Brutes : So are they born to dye , to perish ever . Not to immortal Life ordain'd as we , No ...
... holy Alcoran , Or dark , or deep , or difficult appears , Hence he expounds that frailer Womankind , Have mortal Souls , in common with the Brutes : So are they born to dye , to perish ever . Not to immortal Life ordain'd as we , No ...
Page 129
... holy Mahomet , " " by our prophet , ' Osman swears " by holy Zemzem , " 1 his oath being elucidated by a footnote : " A well , held sacred by the Mahometans . " Several of the characters , including one named Effendi ( a Turkish title ...
... holy Mahomet , " " by our prophet , ' Osman swears " by holy Zemzem , " 1 his oath being elucidated by a footnote : " A well , held sacred by the Mahometans . " Several of the characters , including one named Effendi ( a Turkish title ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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