 I was informed by the Melmander, who had been in the desert when making a pilgrimage to the shrine of Ali, that the wild ass of Irak Arabi differs in nothing from the one I had just seen. He had observed them often for a short time in the possession of...  The Illustrated Natural History - Page 138by John George Wood - 1855 - 444 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1822 - 792 pages
...m<: of the striking portrait drawn by the author of the book of Job. I was informed by the Mehmander, who \had been in the desert when making a pilgrimage...who told him the creature was perfectly untameable. It is called Gour by the Persians, and is usually seen in herds, though often single, straying away,... | |
 | 1822 - 796 pages
...me of the striking portrait drawn by the author of the book of Job. I was informed by the Mehmander, who had been in the desert when making a pilgrimage...nothing from the one I had just seen. He had observed (hem often, for a short time, in the possession of the Arabs, who told him the creature was perfectly... | |
 | 1828 - 496 pages
...the slrikii,1; portrait drawn by the author of the book of Job. " ' I was informed by the menmander, who had been in the desert, when making a pilgrimage...Arabi differs in nothing from the one I had just seen, lie had observed them often, for a short time, in the possession of the Arabs, who told dim the creature... | |
 | George Bush - 1831 - 484 pages
...drawn by the author of the book of Job. I was informed by the mehmandar that he had observed them often in the possession of the Arabs, who told him the creature was perfectly untamable.' — Travels, vol. ip 459. The expression of Moses has become proverbial, as the Arabians... | |
 | 1835 - 272 pages
...informed by the Me kmanddr §, who had been in the desert when making a visit- to the shrine of ALT. ||, that the wild ass of Irak Arabi differs in nothing...who told him the creature was perfectly untameable.' The Honourajle Mountstuart Elphinstone, in his account of his embassy to Cabul, states that this animal... | |
 | 1835 - 284 pages
...informed by the Mehmanddrfj, who had been in the desert when making a visit to the shrine of ALT ||, that the wild ass of Irak Arabi differs in nothing...who told him the creature was perfectly untameable.' The Honourajle Mountstuart Elphinstone, in his account of his embassy to Cabxil, states that this animal... | |
 | George Bush - 1839 - 406 pages
...by the author of the book J f Job. I was informed by the mehmandar that he had observed them of'en in the possession of the Arabs, who told him the creature was perfectly untameable.' The passage of Job to which the author refers is ch. 39. 5—8, ' Who hath sent out the wild ass free... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1840 - 534 pages
...of the striking portrait drawn by the author of the book of Job. "I was informed by the mchmendar, who had been in the desert, when making a pilgrimage...the Arabs, who told him the creature was perfectly nntameable. A few days after this discussion, we saw another of these animals ; and pursuing it determinedly,... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...informed by the Meh»«mdar+, who had been in the de'ert when making a visit to the shrine of ALI J, that the wild ass of Irak Arabi differs in nothing...for a short time, in the possession of the Arabs, *ho told him the creature was perfectly untameable." The Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, in his... | |
 | 1840 - 456 pages
...of the striking portrait drawn by the author of the book of Job. " I was informed by the mehmendar, who had been in the desert, when making a pilgrimage to the shrine of All, that the wild ass of Irak Arabi differs in nothing from the one I had just seen. He had observed... | |
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