Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 8David Patrick, William Geddie W. & R. Chambers, limited, 1926 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... language . The Lúurs are of nearly pure Persian blood . The nomad races are distinguished from the Tajiks by their courage , manliness , and independence of char- acter ; but they are inveterate robbers , and have been the cause of many ...
... language . The Lúurs are of nearly pure Persian blood . The nomad races are distinguished from the Tajiks by their courage , manliness , and independence of char- acter ; but they are inveterate robbers , and have been the cause of many ...
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... languages ; but the term Persian itself applies more particularly to the language as it is now spoken , with a few exceptions , throughout Persia , and in a few other places formerly under Persian dominion , like Bokhara , & c . The ...
... languages ; but the term Persian itself applies more particularly to the language as it is now spoken , with a few exceptions , throughout Persia , and in a few other places formerly under Persian dominion , like Bokhara , & c . The ...
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... language is not quite the same in all cases - accord- ing to the larger or smaller infusion of foreign words . The non - Iranian element is known as Huzvaresh , and is simply Chaldee ; while the Iranian element is but little different ...
... language is not quite the same in all cases - accord- ing to the larger or smaller infusion of foreign words . The non - Iranian element is known as Huzvaresh , and is simply Chaldee ; while the Iranian element is but little different ...
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... language , called Quichua , is still spoken in the Sierra . The Incas had attained to a high state of civilisation before the arrival of the Spaniards . They cultivated many of the arts , and had some knowledge of astronomy . They had ...
... language , called Quichua , is still spoken in the Sierra . The Incas had attained to a high state of civilisation before the arrival of the Spaniards . They cultivated many of the arts , and had some knowledge of astronomy . They had ...
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... language , colours deeply the poetry of Omar Khayyam , Leopardi , Heine , and Byron ; and the negation of the problem , ' Is life worth living ? ' forms an undercurrent in much But the pessimistic of our best modern literature . temper ...
... language , colours deeply the poetry of Omar Khayyam , Leopardi , Heine , and Byron ; and the negation of the problem , ' Is life worth living ? ' forms an undercurrent in much But the pessimistic of our best modern literature . temper ...
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