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... Mobed , or Persian priest ; the sacred fillet was on his head , the mysterious cincture round his loins , and the burning censer , whose flame it was impious to extinguish , was in his hands . Next to him came a warrior , clothed in ...
... Mobed , or Persian priest ; the sacred fillet was on his head , the mysterious cincture round his loins , and the burning censer , whose flame it was impious to extinguish , was in his hands . Next to him came a warrior , clothed in ...
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... Mobed of Mobeds , in whose veins the blood of Zerdusht runs , who have held converse with the supe- rior intelligences , and dived into the secrets of fu- turity , I am forced to hide myself from the barbarians of the west , the sons of ...
... Mobed of Mobeds , in whose veins the blood of Zerdusht runs , who have held converse with the supe- rior intelligences , and dived into the secrets of fu- turity , I am forced to hide myself from the barbarians of the west , the sons of ...
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... Mobed , we must reach the temple before the sun attains its zenith , that we may demand the counsel of Ormuzd , when his visible representative , the sun , is at the summit of his glory ! " They proceeded at smart pace through the ...
... Mobed , we must reach the temple before the sun attains its zenith , that we may demand the counsel of Ormuzd , when his visible representative , the sun , is at the summit of his glory ! " They proceeded at smart pace through the ...
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... Mobed was sunk in sorrow ; Sassan burned with indignation ; Sirach , who had just returned from a land where war had worked its most fearful ravages , viewed the ruin with indiffer- ence . Light streamed through the shattered roof even ...
... Mobed was sunk in sorrow ; Sassan burned with indignation ; Sirach , who had just returned from a land where war had worked its most fearful ravages , viewed the ruin with indiffer- ence . Light streamed through the shattered roof even ...
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... Mobed had not finished his oracular recitation , when Sassan plunged his spear , as directed , into what seemed to be a stone , but was in reality a bitu- minous incrustation ; a jet of burning naphtha fol- lowed the blow , whose pure ...
... Mobed had not finished his oracular recitation , when Sassan plunged his spear , as directed , into what seemed to be a stone , but was in reality a bitu- minous incrustation ; a jet of burning naphtha fol- lowed the blow , whose pure ...
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Annie answer appeared Ardenstein arms Bassompierre beautiful Bianca blood bride bright brother burning stream captain castle Catana Charlotte Charlotte de Montmorenci child Condé count cousin crowd dark daughter David David bowed deep duke earth Emilia envoy exclaimed eyes Ezekiel fair father fear feel fire Flora Macdonald François Bassompierre Gaváh gaze girl grave hand Hargood heard heart heaven honour hope Hopkins hour inquired Irán Jonas king knew Kobad lady lava lieutenant light Linda lips living look lord Conrad Lothaire lover Maclean Maddalena marchese Melicent mind Mobed Montague Montmorenci morning never night o'er Ormuzd Phidippides prince Prince de Condé prisoner replied returned round Sassan schooner seemed ship shore silent Sirach smile soon spirit spot stood stranger Susa sweet tague thee thing thou thought tion Tomaso Torcello trembling uttered Vashti voice wife wild wind witness words young
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