The bright side of humanity; glimpses of life in every land (1900)
Pell, Edward Leigh, 1861- [from old catalog] · Richmond, Va., The B. F. Johnson publishing co · leaf 453
^ have insistedthat where the Turk is found free from government influencehe is, as a rule, a very clever fellow—manly, honest andstraiohtforward. … XXIX. THE POLITE PERSIAN. Theke are no darker pages in literature than those whichdescribe, or profess to describe, the traits of the Persian peojjle.Yet it should be remembered that nearly all travelers who havewritten about the Persians have had in mind the corrupt lifeof the court, or the…
Ethnology · Manners and customs · Temperament
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