Ayesha, the Maid of Kars, Volume 1 |
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Aga's Allah Ambassador answered appeared Armenian astonishment attention Ayesha beard beauty began Bogos Bosphorus breast called Capitan Pasha Cara Bey Cara Bey's castle Caterina Chaoush charms chief Constantinople daughter death door dragoman dress endeavoured exclaimed eyes face faith fate father favour fear feeling felt Frank Giaour Grand Vizir Greek hand harem Hassan head hear heard heart hope horses Imam immediately Ivanovitch janissaries Kars knew Kurds length look Lord Osmond Mahomedan maiden manner Mashallah master mind misery mother Mufti Mussulman Mustafa and Stasso never once Osman Osmanli pehlivan Persia person pillau present prisoner proceeded received recollection Reis Effendi Russian scarcely scheme seated seen servant soon stood struck Suleiman Aga Sultan Surugi taken Tatar terrace thought throw tion took Turkish Turks turned violence voice whilst whole woman women words Wortley wretch Yezidi Zabetta
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Page 98 - Blushed at herself; and she — in spite of nature, Of years, of country, credit, everything — To fall in love with what she feared to look on!
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Page 152 - Will it then be thought extraordinary that the comprehension of the present company was at fault as to the pantaloons ? They were turned about in all directions, inside and out, before and behind. The mufti submitted that they might perhaps be an article of dress, and he called upon a bearded chokhadar, who stood by wrapped in doubt and astonishment, to try them on. The view which the mufti took of them was, that they were to be worn as a head-dress, and accordingly that part which tailors call the...
Page 112 - As for the unbelievers, it will be equal to them whether thou admonish them, or do not admonish them; they will not believe. God hath sealed up their hearts and their hearing; a dimness covereth their sight, and they shall suffer a grievous punishment.
Page 155 - Jlllah .'" he exclaimed, with eyes starting from his head, his mouth open, his hands clinging to the cushions, his whole body thrown back:—" Allah protect me ! Allah, Allah, there is but one Allah!" he exclaimed in terror, looking at the little box and the little sticks, strewn on the ground before him, with an expression of fear that sufficiently spoke his apprehension that it contained some devilry which might burst out and overwhelm him with destruction. Nor were the surrounding Turks slow in...
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Page 32 - All suddenly abash'd, she changed hue, And with stern horror backward gan to start ; But when she better him beheld, she grew Full of soft passion and unwonted smart ; The point of pity pierced through her tender heart.
Page 152 - I have found it ; perhaps this is the dress of an English pasha of two tails !" "Aferin! — well done!" cried all the 266 THE PARTERRE. 267 adherents of the law. But the pasha was of another opinion ; he viewed the pantaloons in a totally different light, inspecting them with the eye of one who thought upon the good things of which he was fond. " For what else can this be used...
Page 154 - ... not to be touched. The reader need not be informed that he had swallowed a large dose of Naples soap. Many were the mistakes which occurred besides those abovementioned, and which it would perhaps be tedious or trifling to enumerate. They pondered deeply over every article ; they turned the books upside down, they spilt the mercury from the artificial horizon, broke the thermometers, displaced the barometer, scattered the mathematical instruments about, so that they never could be reinserted...
Page 152 - ... presence of exalted personages ; but when they came to inspect a pair of leather pantaloons, the ingenuity of the most learned amongst them could not devise for what purpose they could possibly be used. For, let it be known, that a Turk's trowsers, when extended, look like the largest of sacks used by millers, with a hole at each corner for the insertion of the legs, and when drawn together, and tied in front, generally extend from the hips to the ancles.