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Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 4
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 3 Canto 5 Canto 4 The old man took the oars, and soon the bark Smote on the beach beside a tower of stone; It was a crumbling heap, whose portal dark With…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 5
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 4 Canto 6 Canto 5 Over the utmost hill at length I sped, A snowy steep:—the moon was hanging low Over the Asian mountains, and outspread The plain, the City, and…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 6
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 5 Canto 7 Canto 6 Beside the dimness of the glimmering sea, Weaving swift language from impassioned themes, With that dear friend I lingered, who to me So late…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 7
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 6 Canto 8 Canto 7 So we sate joyous as the morning ray Which fed upon the wrecks of night and storm Now lingering on the winds; light airs did play Among the…Alfonso VI, Spanish king of León and Castile
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso VI, 1030–1109, Spanish king of León (1065–1109) and Castile (1072–1109). He inherited León from his father, Ferdinand I. Defeated by his brother Sancho II of Castile, he fled…zakat
(Encyclopedia) zakatzakatzə-kätˈ [key] [Arab.,=purification], Islamic religious tax, one of the five basic requirements (arkan or “pillars”) of Islam. All adult Muslims of sound mind and body with a…Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: Notes
Notes [The references are, except in the first note only, to the stanzas of the Fifth edition.] (Stanza I.) Flinging a Stone into the Cup was the signal for "To Horse!" in the Desert. (II.)…Biographies: Notable Blues, R&B, Pop, and Rock Singers and Bands
Notable Blues, R&B, Pop, and Rock Singers and Bands Bob Dylan See also African-American Musicians African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian American…Muhammad, prophet of Islam
(Encyclopedia) MuhammadMuhammadməhămˈəd [key] [Arab.,=praised], 570?–632, the name of the Prophet of Islam, one of the great figures of history, b. Mecca. The traditions concerning Muhammad's…Muawiya
(Encyclopedia) MuawiyaMuawiyam&oomacr;äˈwēä [key], d. 680, 1st Umayyad caliph (661–80), one of the greatest Muslim statesmen; son of Abu Sufyan, a Koreish tribesman of Mecca. He submitted to…Trending
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