On Heroes, Hero-worship, and the Heroic in HistoryD. C. Heath, 1913 - 313 pages |
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... Arab character . The Per- sians are called the French of the East ; we will call the Arabs Oriental Italians . A gifted noble people ; a people of wild strong feelings , and of iron restraint over these : the characteristic of ...
... Arab character . The Per- sians are called the French of the East ; we will call the Arabs Oriental Italians . A gifted noble people ; a people of wild strong feelings , and of iron restraint over these : the characteristic of ...
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... Arabs thither , that Mecca took its rise as a Town . A great town once , though much decayed now . It has no natural ... Arab Idolatry assembled in common adoration ; - held mainly by the inward indis- soluble bond of a common blood and ...
... Arabs thither , that Mecca took its rise as a Town . A great town once , though much decayed now . It has no natural ... Arab Idolatry assembled in common adoration ; - held mainly by the inward indis- soluble bond of a common blood and ...
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... Arab people , so circumstanced , in the year 570 of our Era , that the man Mahomet was born . He was of the family of Hashem , of the Koreish tribe as we said ; though poor , connected with the chief persons of his coun- try . Almost at ...
... Arab people , so circumstanced , in the year 570 of our Era , that the man Mahomet was born . He was of the family of Hashem , of the Koreish tribe as we said ; though poor , connected with the chief persons of his coun- try . Almost at ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | ix |
THE STYLE PLAN AND TEACHINGS OF HEROES | xxx |
ON HEROES HEROWORSHIP AND THE HEROIC | 1 |
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