Of her beauty you shall soon be judge; and if the purity of her complexion, and the majestic yet soft expression of a mild blue eye, do not chase from your memory the black-tressed girls of Palestine, ay, or the houris of old Mahound's paradise, I am an infidel, and no true son of the church" Ivanhoe
Comments by rob_dahl
Rob_Dahl commented on the word HAVAH
adverb of sedulous
July 16, 2009
Rob_Dahl commented on the word houris
plural of "houri"
July 10, 2009
Rob_Dahl commented on the word major-domo
"The major-domo departed with several attendants to execute his master's commands." Ivanhoe
July 9, 2009
Rob_Dahl commented on the word houris
Of her beauty you shall soon be judge; and if the purity of her complexion, and the majestic yet soft expression of a mild blue eye, do not chase from your memory the black-tressed girls of Palestine, ay, or the houris of old Mahound's paradise, I am an infidel, and no true son of the church" Ivanhoe
July 9, 2009
Rob_Dahl commented on the word huhuhu
"Prior, your collar is in danger; I will wear it over my gorget in the lists of Ashby-de-la-Zouche." Ivanhoe
July 9, 2009