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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1842. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE VEILED PROPHET OF KflORASSAN.1 In that delightful Province of the Sun, The first of Persian lands he shines upon, Where all the loveliest children of his beam, Flowerets and fruits, blush over every stream,2 And, fairest of all streams, the Murga roves Among Merou's 3 bright palaces and groves; -- There on that throne, to which the blind belief Of millions raised him, sat the Prophet-Chief, The Great Mokanna. O'er his features hung The Veil, the Silver Veil, which he had flung In mercy there, to hide from mortal sight His dazzling brow, till man could bear its light. For, far less luminous, his votaries said, Were ev'n the gleams, miraculously shed O'erMoussA's4cheek,5when down the Mount he trod, All glowing from the presence of his God , On either side, with ready hearts and hands, His chosen guard of bold Believers stands; 1 Khorassan signifies, in the old Persian language, Province or Region of the Sun. -- Sir W. Jones. 2 " The fruits of Meru are finer than those of any other place; and one cannot see in any other city such palaces with groves, and streams, and gardens." -- Ebn Haukal's Geography. 3 One of the royal cities of Khorassan. 4 Moses. i " Ses disciples assuroient qu'il se couvroit le visage, pour ne pa- eblouir ceux qui 1'approchoient par 1'cclat de son visage comme Moyse." -- D'Herbelot. Young fire-eyed disputants, who deem their swords, On points of faith, more eloquent than words; And such their zeal, there's not a youth with brand Uplifted there, but, at the Chiefs command, Would make his own devoted heart its sheath, And bless the lips that doomed so dear a death In hatred to the Caliph's hue of night,1 Their vesture, helms and all, is snowy white; Their weapons various--some equipped, for speed, With javelins of the ...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150829857 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150829850 |
| Weight | 0.56 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 166 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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