 | 1904 - 926 หน้า
...five hundred years ago the Cairo naturalist, Demirl, said with truth that "wisdom hath alighted on three things — the brain of the Franks, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arabs." Europe has adopted many games from the East, and even some of their names in... | |
 | 1856 - 444 หน้า
...language. There are three things, according to a Moslem sage, on which Wisdom hath alighted,—the brain of the Franks, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongues of the Arabs. Eloquence and song are apt to flourish among communities of proud and free men ; and we ca/n understand... | |
 | Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1857 - 484 หน้า
...will feel this after perusing in " Percy's Reliques " Rio Verde ! Rio Verde ! and its translation. the hands of the Chinese, and the tongues of the Arabs."...The name of " Harami " - — brigand — is still honorable among the Hejazi Bedouins. Slain in raid or foray, a man is said to die " Ghandur," or a... | |
 | University of the State of New York - 1876 - 302 หน้า
...demands of the moment, without any premeditation whatever. So that Mohammed ed Damiri hath truly said : " Wisdom hath alighted upon three things, the brain...hands of the Chinese, and the tongues of the Arabs." And finally, the knowledge that they were entirely destitute of any such thing as poetic science, or... | |
 | Sir Richard Francis Burton, Richard Francis Burton - 1879 - 576 หน้า
...naturally as he would be witty in French and philosophic in German. Truly spake Mohammed el Damiri, " Wisdom hath alighted upon three things — the brain...Chinese, and the tongues of the Arabs." The name of Ifarami — brigand — is still honorable aiming the Hejazi Hedawin. Slain in raid or foray, a man... | |
 | Charles Anderson Read - 1880 - 394 หน้า
...naturally as he would be witty in French and philosophic in German. Truly spake Mohammed el Damiri, "Wisdom hath alighted upon three things — the brain...hands of the Chinese, and the tongues of the Arabs." JAMES RODERICK O'FLANAGAN. [James Roderick O'Flanagan is the son of Captain O'Flanagan, and was born... | |
 | Charles Anderton Read - 1880 - 394 หน้า
...naturally as he would be witty in French and philosophic in German. Truly spake Mohammed el Damiri, " Wisdom hath alighted upon three things — the brain...hands of the Chinese, and the tongues of the Arabs." JAMES RODERICK O'FLANAGAN. [James Roderick OTlanagan is the son of Captain OTlanagan, and was born... | |
 | Edward Sell - 1880 - 376 หน้า
...wonderful power of the Arabs in the art of poetry. Muhammad-ud-Damiri says : — " Wisdom hath alighted on three things — the brain of the Franks, the hands of the Chinese and the tongue of the Arabs." They were unrivalled for their eloquence, for the skill with which they arranged... | |
 | Stanley Lane-Poole - 1882 - 274 หน้า
...its effect on the Arabs themselves was unmistakeable. Damiri has a saying, "Wisdom hath alighted on three things, the brain of the Franks, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arabs," and the last is not the least true. They had an annual fair, the Academic fran^aise... | |
 | Muḥammad (Prophet) - 1882 - 278 หน้า
...the Arabs themselves was unmistakeable. Damiri has a saying, "Wisdom hath alighted on threetnings, the brain of the Franks, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arabs," and the last is not the least true. They had an annual fair, the Acadttnie fran^aise... | |
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Hence it is that a stranger speaking Arabic becomes poetical as naturally as he would be witty in French and philosophic in German. Truly spake Mohammed alDamiri, " Wisdom hath alighted upon three things — the brain of the Franks, the hands of the Chinese,... 
