Sketches of Persia: From the Journals of a Traveller in the East, Том 2J. Murray, 1827 - 281 страници |
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Abbas Meerzâ Aga Meer Ahmed Ameen amongst amused appearance Arabian horse Astrabad astrologer attend beautiful Beggee Jân Bokhara Cashan character chief cobbler court daughter deemed delighted Demavend desired divorced doubt dressed Elchee Elchee's emerald endeavoured escape exclaimed fame father favour favourite feeling females fond garden gave Ghool give habits Hajee Ibrahim Hamadan happy head heard Hemmâm honour horse husband Isfahan Jaffier jewels Jonas Hanway Kajir Khan Sahib Khorassan king of Persia king's ladies laughing lion look Mahomed Hoosein Khan Mahomedan Maidee majesty married Mehmandar ment Mihrab minister mission Moollâh Nadir Shah never Nou Rôz Khan observed palace party Persian friends person phantasmagoria piastres plundered prince princess Rahmân Beg rank replied returned royal Saladin Sennah sent Shah Shiraz slaves speak story Tebreez Teheran thou throne tion told took treasure tribe Tûrkûmâns usage Waly wife wives wonderful
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Страница 178 - II. -V and the state of nervous agitation we excited, which produced an ideal shock ; but he expressed his conviction, that a man of true firmness of mind would stand unmoved by all we could produce out of our glass-bottle, as he scoffingly termed our machine.
Страница 86 - But here," said he, pointing to the channel he had begun," here is the commencement of a work in which the mind of a man is employed to lessen the labour of his body. This canal, small as it may appear, will carry a stream to the other end of the cave, in which I will construct a dam that you can open and shut at pleasure, and thereby save yourself infinite trouble in fetching water. But pray let me alone till it is finished,
Страница 21 - Mount that horse," said he, pointing to one with a bridle, but without a saddle, " and show this European Elchee the difference between a girl of a tribe and a citizen's daughter.
Страница 234 - The stars will only grant one or the other," said Ahmed, looking at his table of astrological calculations. " Your Majesty must make your choice. I can deliver up either, but not both." "I should be sorry not to punish the thieves," answered the king; "but if it must be so, I choose the treasure." "And you give the thieves a full and free pardon?" " I do, provided I find my treasure untouched." " Then," said Ahmed, " if your majesty will follow me, the treasure shall be restored to you.
Страница 215 - ... did not comply with her wishes. What could poor Ahmed do? He was no astrologer, but he was dotingly fond of his wife, and he could not bear the idea of losing her. He promised to obey, and, having sold his little stock, bought an astrolabe, an astronomical almanac, and a table of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Furnished with these he went to the market-place, crying, "I am an astrologer! I know the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the twelve signs of the zodiac; I can calculate nativities;...
Страница 235 - ... qualities that piety and learning which she believed Ahmed to possess. The royal will was carried into execution as soon as formed. The wheel of fortune had taken a complete turn. The morning had found Ahmed in a wretched hovel, rising from a sorry bed, in the expectation of losing his life: in the evening, he was the lord of a rich palace, and married to the only daughter of a powerful king. But this change did not alter his character. As he had been meek and humble in adversity, he was modest...
Страница 92 - I quite understand, my good friend," said I, " the contempt you bestow upon the nursery tales with which the Hajee and I have been entertaining each other ; but, believe me, he who desires to be well acquainted with a people will not reject their popular stories or local superstitions.
Страница 129 - His beard attracted much of our attention ; it was full, black, and glossy, and flowed to his middle. His dress baffled all description: the ground of his robes was white ; but he was so covered with jewels of an extraordinary size, and their splendour, from his being seated where the rays of the sun played upon them, was so dazzling, that it was impossible to distinguish the minute parts which combined to give such amazing brilliancy to his whole figure.
Страница 214 - The cobbler remonstrated, but in vain. The figure of the astrologer's wife, with her jewels and her slaves, had taken complete possession of Sittara's imagination. All night it haunted her; she dreamt of nothing else, and on awaking declared she would leave the house if her husband did not comply with her wishes. What could poor Ahmed do? He was no astrologer, but he was dotingly fond of his wife, and he could not bear the idea of losing her. He promised to obey, and, having sold his little stock,...
Страница 214 - What proof of love," exclaimed poor Ahmed, " can you desire which I will not give ? " "Give over cobbling; it is a vile, low trade, and never yields more than ten or twelve dinars a day. Turn astrologer ! your fortune will be made, and I shall have all I wish, and be happy.