The Mogul Emperors of Hindustan, 1398-1707C. Scribner's sons, 1895 - Всего страниц: 365 |
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The Mogul Emperors of Hindustan, A.D. 1398-A.D. 1707 Edward Singleton Holden Просмотр фрагмента - 2006 |
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Стр. 87 - The people are not handsome. They have no idea of the charms of friendly society, of frankly mixing together, or of familiar intercourse. They have no genius, no comprehension of mind, no politeness of manner, no kindness or fellow-feeling, no ingenuity or mechanical invention in planning or executing their handicraft works, no skill or knowledge in design or architecture ; they have no good...
Стр. 143 - There are many that hate painting ; but such men I dislike. It appears to me as if a painter had quite peculiar means of recognising God ; for a painter in sketching anything that has life, and in devising its limbs, one after the other, must come to feel that he cannot bestow individuality upon his work, and is thus forced to think of God, the giver of life, and will thus increase in knowledge.
Стр. 256 - Ferishta says she was endowed with every princely virtue, and those who scrutinize her actions most severely will find in her no fault but that she was a woman.
Стр. 17 - Behold ! here are the ambassadors sent by my son the King of Spain, who is the greatest King of the Franks, and lives at the end of the world.
Стр. 303 - When he was seated they gave him his scimitar and buckler, which he laid down on his left side within the throne. Then he made a sign with his hand for those that had business to draw near ; who being come up, two secretaries standing, took their petitions, which they delivered to the king, telling, him the contents. I admir'd to see him indorse them with his own hand, without spectacles, and by his cheerful smiling" countenance seemed to be pleased with the employment.
Стр. 163 - If it be a mosque people murmur the holy prayer, and if it be a Christian Church, people ring the bell from love to Thee. Sometimes I frequent the Christian cloister, and sometimes the mosque. But it is thou whom I search from temple to temple.
Стр. 187 - Majesty, there grew, gradually as the outline on a stone, the conviction in his heart that there were sensible men in all religions, and abstemious thinkers, and men endowed with miraculous powers, among all nations. If some true knowledge was thus everywhere to be found, why should truth be confined to one religion, or to a creed like Islam, which was comparatively new, and scarcely a thousand years old...
Стр. 162 - O God, in every temple I see people that see Thee, and in every language I hear spoken, people praise Thee. Polytheism and Islam feel after Thee. Each religion says: "Thou art one, without equal".
Стр. 314 - Let no rich canopy surmount my resting place,' was her dying injunction, inscribed on the headstone. ' This grass is the best covering for the grave of a lowly heart, the humble and transitory Ornament of the World, the disciple of the holy Man of Chist, the daughter of the Emperor Shah Jahan.
Стр. 300 - It is clear to Your Majesty that God Almighty bestows his trusts upon one who discharges the duty of cherishing his subjects and protecting the people. It is manifest and clear to wise men that a wolf is not fit for a shepherd, and that no poor-spirited man can perform the great duty of governing. Sovereignty signifies protection of the people, not self-indulgence and libertinism.