The Arabian Poets were the historians and moralists of the age; and if they sympathised with the prejudices, they inspired and crowned the virtues of their countrymen: the indissoluble union of generosity and valour was the darling theme of their song.-- Gibbon.
Glasgow: (printed Privately) M'Laren And Son, Printers
[1881]
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