Uncle Oliver's travels, Persia [by J. Kitto].Charles Knight, 1838 |
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... RELIGION OF THE PERSIANS . THE MOHARREM 210 CHAPTER XII . FIRE - WORSHIPPERS THE NUROOZ -- 225 CHAPTER XIII . FASTING AND PRAYER . 249 CHAPTER XIV . MOSQUES 269 CHAPTER XV . PRIESTS . BURIAL - GROUNDS . 289 CHAPTER XVI . PERSONS , AND ...
... RELIGION OF THE PERSIANS . THE MOHARREM 210 CHAPTER XII . FIRE - WORSHIPPERS THE NUROOZ -- 225 CHAPTER XIII . FASTING AND PRAYER . 249 CHAPTER XIV . MOSQUES 269 CHAPTER XV . PRIESTS . BURIAL - GROUNDS . 289 CHAPTER XVI . PERSONS , AND ...
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... religion allows ; and the Persians go farther than their religion permits , but not so far as we should consider fit and proper . But let us return to the recesses . I have already said that they sometimes con- tain vases of flowers or ...
... religion allows ; and the Persians go farther than their religion permits , but not so far as we should consider fit and proper . But let us return to the recesses . I have already said that they sometimes con- tain vases of flowers or ...
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... religion . forbade them to make representations of animals , made the best amends they could by disposing the stalks , stems , leaves , flowers , and fruits of plants and trees into an endless variety of or- namental forms , which ...
... religion . forbade them to make representations of animals , made the best amends they could by disposing the stalks , stems , leaves , flowers , and fruits of plants and trees into an endless variety of or- namental forms , which ...
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... religion . Another observation I made was , that when a servant was called , he made a low bow when he came before his master , and that when he withdrew he walked backward till he came to the door , when he bowed again . But I think ...
... religion . Another observation I made was , that when a servant was called , he made a low bow when he came before his master , and that when he withdrew he walked backward till he came to the door , when he bowed again . But I think ...
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... religion , till we come to Arabia . I suppose you already know something about this religion ? Henry . Something ; but not much . Frank . They worship Mahomet , don't they ? Jane . Who is Mahomet ? U. O. Mohammed is the right way to pro ...
... religion , till we come to Arabia . I suppose you already know something about this religion ? Henry . Something ; but not much . Frank . They worship Mahomet , don't they ? Jane . Who is Mahomet ? U. O. Mohammed is the right way to pro ...
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Amaun amused ancient appearance bazaars beards beautiful better bricks building caliph called caravanserai carpets Christians cities colour consider cottages court covered Dear Jane Dillon dishes domes door dress East England feast fire floor Frank ground habit hand Henry honour Hossein houses Jane Jews kaleon Kerbelah king king of Persia Koran Kufah ladies look looking-glass matter meat Mecca minaret Mohammed Mohammedans mosque Muezzin nation never Nurooz obliged Oldcastle ornaments painted perhaps Persian town person pipe plaster posture prayers present reason religion respect rich roof scarcely seen seldom servants Sheahs sherbet shoes shops sians smoke sometimes Soonees sort spect stranger straw streets suppose tell thing told towns of Persia traveller trees Turks U. O. Yes Uncle Oliver usually villages walls window women wood Yezid
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Sida 160 - I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meat, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home...
Sida 159 - I observed a custom in all those Italian cities and towns through the which I passed, that is not used in any other country that I saw in my travels; neither do I think that any other nation of Christendom doth use it, but only Italy. The Italian, and also most strangers that are commorant in Italy, do always at their meals use a little fork when they cut their meat.
Sida 318 - hast thou such a sense of thy duty to thy mother at thy years, and am I insensible at my age of the duty I owe to my God ? Give me thy hand, innocent boy,' he continued, ' that I may swear repentance upon it.
Sida 161 - Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meat, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home: being once quipped for that frequent using of my...
Sida 317 - The fellow laughed, thinking, no doubt, I was joking with him. ' What have you got ?' said another ; I gave him the same answer. When they were dividing the spoil, I was called to an eminence where the chief stood : ' What property have you got, my little fellow ?' said he. ' I have told two of your people already," I replied ' I have forty dinars sewed up carefully in my clothes !' He ordered them to be ript open, and found my money. —
Sida 172 - When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room...
Sida 160 - Italy, their forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane.
Sida 160 - ... should unadvisedly touch the dish of meate with his fingers from which all at the table doe cut, he will give occasion of offence unto the company, as having transgressed the lawes of good manners, in so much that for his error he shall be at the least brow-beaten, if not reprehended in wordes.
Sida 160 - ... which they hold in their other hand upon the same dish, so that whatsoever he be that sitting in the company of any others at...
Sida 317 - I was called to an eminence where the chief stood : ' What property have you got, my little fellow ? ' said he. ' I have told two of your people already,' I replied ; ' I have forty dinars sewed up carefully in my clothes ! ' He ordered them to be ripped open, and found my money. —