Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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... Language the Standard of Elegancy in the Arab Tongue ; and as to Mahomet , that he was in truth , what they say , an Illiterate Barbarian , that could neither write nor read . " 3 ( Muḥammad asserted his own illiteracy , claiming that ...
... Language the Standard of Elegancy in the Arab Tongue ; and as to Mahomet , that he was in truth , what they say , an Illiterate Barbarian , that could neither write nor read . " 3 ( Muḥammad asserted his own illiteracy , claiming that ...
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... language . Where passions , fir'd by nearer suns , impart A glow more ardent to th ' expanding heart ; And language , brilliant as their beams , displays Its daring flight in more aspiring phrase . The daring flight of language is borne ...
... language . Where passions , fir'd by nearer suns , impart A glow more ardent to th ' expanding heart ; And language , brilliant as their beams , displays Its daring flight in more aspiring phrase . The daring flight of language is borne ...
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... language and literature at Columbia University in fulfillment of his residence requirements for the degree of Ph . D. During the furlough year 1937-38 he completed the preparation of this disserta- tion . He was married to Alice Wood ...
... language and literature at Columbia University in fulfillment of his residence requirements for the degree of Ph . D. During the furlough year 1937-38 he completed the preparation of this disserta- tion . He was married to Alice Wood ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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