Undream'd of Shores

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Brentano's, 1924 - 334 pages
 

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Page 197 - The next day he made the sun and moon — the sun to rule the day, and the moon to rule the night.
Page 71 - ... fidelity, I left all important affairs of State in your charge, and thought only of my own pleasures. I have now determined to take the reins of government into my own hands, and it is desirable that you should now make the pilgrimage to Mecca, upon which you have been so long intent. A suitable jdgir out of the parganas of Hindustan shall be assigned for your maintenance, the revenues of which shall be transmitted to you by your agents.
Page 3 - A little more, and how much it is — A little less, and what worlds away!
Page 313 - Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Page 263 - ... it's just as easy to marry a rich man as a poor one." The Presbyterian Scottish shipbuilders I grew up among just didn't think that way. Hard work, clean living, and saved money were the way. No shortcuts. From art school on I knew I would be an artist; that meant that I would continue to paint. How that related to earning a living I did not know. In...
Page 333 - ... reminding our Lord of the Mosaic law, He raised no opposition to their statement of the law, but agrees with them to adopt it, and stoops to write it down. But since they continue to press Him with questions, He in turn suggests the next step of the discussion as to what is to be done, by saying, ' Let him that is without sin among you first cast the stone at her.
Page 85 - Akbar, having already begun to realize that a great man should have a good deal of the woman in him, was ready to listen to whatever was wise in what she said and to profit by the new insight." And here the Sufi stopped, as if he had come to the end of the story; but I was too interested in Akbar to let him off so easily. "You have told me half the tale...
Page 127 - I called her always, got up from her couch and suddenly leaning forward took my head in her hands and kissed me on the lips. " 'Thank you, thank you,' she cried, 'for the great story; it will be a part of my soul for ever.
Page 68 - He was surprised once by nightfall in the middle of a close game; he resolved to go on till he had gained the victory. Accordingly he had balls made of palas wood that burns a long time, and with these fiery balls he continued the game till his side had won. "I always see Akbar, in my mind, galloping furiously in the dark after a ball of fire; that seems to me symbolic of the intense spirit of the young conqueror.
Page 67 - Jelal gave the control of his kingdom to Bairam Khan as regent, and occupied himself with games and physical exercises. Bairam Khan set to work to subdue the provinces that had revolted from Jelal's father. He carried out his work with such relentless cruelty that his name became a byword from the banks of the Ganges to the Caspian.

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