Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. Robert Walsh

Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor

Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor - Robert Walsh

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the houses are clustered, over which it forms a vast canopy, so that large villages are often covered with the shade of a single tree.

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      The word Islam is mentioned in the Koran as, “the true faith.” It signifies, literally, “resignation.” A professor of it is called Moslem, and, in the plural number, Moslemûna, which is corrupted, by us, into “Mussulman.”

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      He was lame of one leg, and hence called Demur lenk, which we have corrupted into Tamerlane.

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      The origin of this word is a subject of controversy. Some suppose it derived from the Greek εις την πολιν, eis tēn polin, which they used when going to the capitol. It is, with more probability, a simple corruption of the former name. The barbarians who pronounce Nicomedia, Is

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The word Islam is mentioned in the Koran as, “the true faith.” It signifies, literally, “resignation.” A professor of it is called Moslem, and, in the plural number, Moslemûna, which is corrupted, by us, into “Mussulman.”

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He was lame of one leg, and hence called Demur lenk, which we have corrupted into Tamerlane.

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The origin of this word is a subject of controversy. Some suppose it derived from the Greek εις την πολιν, eis tēn polin, which they used when going to the capitol. It is, with more probability, a simple corruption of the former name. The barbarians who pronounce Nicomedia, Ismid, would be likely, in their imperfect imitation of sounds, to call Constantinople, Stambool.

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The fondness of the Turks for flowers was remarked by Busbequius, in his embassy to Soliman the Magnificent, a century before−Turcæ flores valde excolunt. Busb. p. 47. He notices the tulip as a flower new to him, and peculiar to the Turks.

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