Word: persians
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...PAPAZIAN, of Constantinople, and now of Harvard College, respectfully invites your attendance at his Oriental Bazaar which comprises a fine collection of Turkish and Persian Rugs; also a large variety of Fancy Goods of useful and artistic interest. These goods are carefully selected from the finest specimens of Oriental Art, and are especially adapted for Holiday Presents. They will be on sale at reasonable prices, beginning December 12, 1888, at J. F. Myles, Lyceum Building, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass...
...PAPAZIAN, of Constantinople, and now of Harvard College, respectfully invites your attendance at his Oriental Bazaar which comprises a fine collection of Turkish and Persian Rugs; also a large variety of Fancy Goods of useful and artistic interest. These goods are carefully selected from the finest specimens of Oriental Art, and are especially adapted for Holiday Presents. They will be on sale at reasonable prices, beginning December 12, 1888, at J. F. Myles, Lyceum Building, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass...
...PAPAZIAN, of Constantinople, and now of Harvard College, respectfully invites your attendance at his Oriental Bazaar which comprises a fine collection of Turkish and Persian Rugs; also a large variety of Fancy Goods of useful and artistic interest. These goods are carefully selected from the finest specimens of Oriental Art, and are especially adapted for Holiday Presents. They will be on sale at reasonable prices, beginning December 12, 1888, at J. F. Myles, Lyceum Building, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass...
...lighter verse characteristic of a gay pleasure loving society prevailed under the Caliphs of Bagdad. The stern precepts of the Koran had yielded under the attack of Persian free thinking, and the brilliant verses of the period were produced by sceptical poets who were entirely indifferent in all matters of religion. Poetry was cultivated by all classes of society, but the themes had changed. The excellence of the prince was celebrated by the poet in place of his own exploits...
...cannot sing on subjects unconnected with themselves. It is in story telling, like that of the "Thousand and OneNights" that the epic impulses of the Semites find their scope. These tales are constantly undergoing invention and amplification at the present day. The stories themselves probably came from India through Persian translations, but they have been adapted to Arabian surroundings by numberless delicate and graceful touches...