A Grammar of the Arabic Language: Intended More Especially for the Use of Young Men Preparing for the East India Civil Service, and Also for the Use of Self-instructing Students in General

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W.H. Allen, 1863 - 344 pagine
 

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Pagina iii - Forbes's Arabic Grammar, intended more especially for the use of young men preparing for the East India Civil Service, and also for the use of self instructing students in general. Royal 8ro., cloth. 18s. Palmer's Arabic Grammar. 8vo. 18s. Forbes's Arabic Reading Lessons, consisting of Easy Extracts from the best Authors, with Vocabulary.
Pagina 208 - Rob maintain'd them baith, and wi' tears in his e'e Said, Jennie, for their sakes, O, marry me! My heart it said nay; I look'd for Jamie back; But the wind it blew high, and the ship it was a wrack; His ship it was a wrack — why didna Jamie dee?
Pagina 36 - English, nine sorts of words, or, as they are commonly called, PARTS OF SPEECH ; namely, the ARTICLE, the SUBSTANTIVE or NOUN, the ADJECTIVE, the PRONOUN, the VERB, the ADVERB, the PREPOSITION, the CONJUNCTION, and the INTERJECTION. 1.
Pagina 291 - Why therefore are ye turned away from him ? he causeth the morning to appear, and hath ordained the night for rest, and the sun and the moon for the computing of time ; this is the disposition of the mighty, the wise God.
Pagina 204 - AN unmerited outrage offered to a great or a good man naturally excites some emotions of resentment even in hearts that have the least esteem for virtue. At particular moments the worst of men forget their principles, and pay to superior worth an involuntary tribute of sympathy or applause. We ought to think well of human nature when we see how frequently the most profligate minds are generous without reflection. But if a case should happen wherein...
Pagina 297 - The Jews say, The Christians are grounded on nothing ; and the Christians say, The Jews are grounded on nothing ; yet they both read the scriptures.
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Pagina 284 - They who believe in God and the last day will not ask leave of thee to be excused from employing their substance and their persons for the advancement of God's true religion; and God knoweth those who fear him.
Pagina 294 - Thee we worship, and Thee we ask for help. Guide us in the straight way, the way of those to whom Thou art gracious. Not of those upon whom is Thy wrath, nor of the erring.

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