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The story of Cairo, by Stanley Lane-Poole [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1918)
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and the soul of the Eastern not at all. The jeweller, who will
chaffer with you for an hour over a few piastres, though he mixes
reluctantly, shrinkingly, in the crazy, bustling twentieth century life...
.arrivéekaftánburkokufíyabersímstambúlytarbúshEven in the European quarters you still meet the veritable Eastern sights and sounds. As you look out of your hotel window you will see a native musician sauntering by, twanging the lute of the country; then a sound...
.arrivéekaftánburkokufíyabersímstambúlytarbúshEven in the European quarters you still meet the veritable Eastern sights and sounds. As you look out of your hotel window you will see a native musician sauntering by, twanging the lute of the country; then a sound...
Life of Edward William Lane [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1877)
, was the growing passion for Eastern things. Lane
could not by his nature be idle for a moment, and the hours unfilled
by his art were given up to hard reading. To such an extent was this zeal for
study...
to adopt some other way of life.[Image of page 13]As early as 1822, Eastern studies had more than merely attracted Lane's interest. A manuscript grammar of colloquial Arabic in his handwriting bears this date: and he...
to adopt some other way of life.[Image of page 13]As early as 1822, Eastern studies had more than merely attracted Lane's interest. A manuscript grammar of colloquial Arabic in his handwriting bears this date: and he...