Egypt you might as well dispute the efficacy of grass or grain as of magic. There is no controversy about the matter. The effect of this, the unanimous belief of an ignorant people, upon the mind of a stranger is extremely curious and well worth noticing.... Arabists: The Romance of an American Eliteby Robert D. Kaplan - 1995 - 368 pagesNo preview available - About this book
| American periodicals - 1866 - 924 pages
...people, upon the mind of a stranger, is extremely curious, and well worth noticing. A man coming fresh from Europe is at first proof against the nonsense...happens that after a little while the social atmosphere in which he lives will begin to infect him, and if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning offence... | |
| Alexander William Kinglake - Middle East - 1845 - 450 pages
...the Leader of the House of Commons. How different is the intellectual regime of Eastern countries ! In Syria, and Palestine, and Egypt, you might as well...happens that after a little while the social atmosphere in which he lives will begin to infect him, and if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence... | |
| Alexander William Kinglake - Middle East - 1847 - 340 pages
...the Leader of the House of Commons. How different is the intellectual regime of Eastern countries ! In Syria, and Palestine, and Egypt, you might as well...him, and, if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence by which Reason prepares the means of guarding herself against fallacy, he will yield himself... | |
| Alexander William Kinglake - Middle East - 1864 - 348 pages
...the Leader of the House of Commons. How different is the intellectual regime of Eastern countries ! In Syria, and Palestine, and Egypt, you might as well...him, and, if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence by which Reason prepares the means of guarding herself against fallacy, he will yield himself... | |
| 1865 - 590 pages
...people, upon the mind of a stranger, is extremely curious, and well worth noticing. A man coming fresh from Europe is at first proof against the nonsense...happens that after a little while the social atmosphere in which he lives will begin to infect him, and if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence... | |
| Addison Peale Russell - English literature - 1883 - 378 pages
...corrosive influence of the London atmosphere." " In Syria, and Palestine, and Egypt," says Kinglake, "you might as well dispute the efficacy of grass or...happens that after a little while the social atmosphere in which he lives will begin to infect him, and if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence... | |
| Edward David Jones - Business cycles - 1900 - 268 pages
...opinion has over the stoutest doubter. He refers to the effect upon Europeans of the Eastern belief in magic. " There is no controversy about the matter....him, and, if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence by which reason prepares the means of guarding herself against fallacy, he will yield himself... | |
| Edward David Jones - Business cycles - 1900 - 268 pages
...worth noticing. A man coming freshly from Europe is at first proof against the nonsense with which he a assailed; but often it happens that after a little...him, and, if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence by which reason prepares the means of guarding herself against fallacy, he will yield himself... | |
| Alexander William Kinglake - Middle East - 1904 - 432 pages
...grain as of Magic. There is no controversy about the matter. The effect of this, the unanimous/belief of an ignorant people, upon the mind of a stranger,...him, and, if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence by which Reason prepares the means of guarding herself against fallacy, he will yield himself... | |
| Alexander William Kinglake - Middle East - 1906 - 342 pages
...the Leader of the House of Commons. How different is the intellectual regime of Eastern countries ! In Syria, and Palestine, and Egypt, you might as well...him, and, if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence by which Reason prepares the means of guarding herself against fallacy, he will yield himself... | |
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