Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 108
... tion holds of the fast of Ramadan , and of the most laborious part of the institution , the pilgrimage to Mecca . " 1 Paley is claiming too much here . It is true that wine was prohibited in the fourth year of the Hegira , but the ...
... tion holds of the fast of Ramadan , and of the most laborious part of the institution , the pilgrimage to Mecca . " 1 Paley is claiming too much here . It is true that wine was prohibited in the fourth year of the Hegira , but the ...
Page 206
... tion which a course of lectures would cost him . But the die was cast for lecturing , and Carlyle seized the opportunity to thrust again down the throats of his contemporaries some of the doctrines they had regurgitated when fed to them ...
... tion which a course of lectures would cost him . But the die was cast for lecturing , and Carlyle seized the opportunity to thrust again down the throats of his contemporaries some of the doctrines they had regurgitated when fed to them ...
Page 225
... tion of the ancient impostor legend ; it was the recognition of a soul as deeply in earnest as his own.4 Carlyle's chief occupation during the summer and autumn of 1840 was the preparing of his lectures on Heroes for the printer . His ...
... tion of the ancient impostor legend ; it was the recognition of a soul as deeply in earnest as his own.4 Carlyle's chief occupation during the summer and autumn of 1840 was the preparing of his lectures on Heroes for the printer . His ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 55 |
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