dervise

A circle was instantly formed around the prostrate and exhausted dervise, and while one tall yeoman raised his feeble form from the ground, another presented to him a huge flagon of wine.

The Talisman 2008

Soldan; “the tattered robe makes not always the dervise.”

The Talisman 2008

In fact, the dervise, or whatever he was, drank — or at least seemed to drink — the large flagon to the very bottom at a single pull; and when he took it from his lips after the whole contents were exhausted, only uttered, with a deep sigh, the words, ALLAH KERIM, or God is merciful.

The Talisman 2008

At the same moment the Monarch darted another impatient glance to the spot, and all retreated in haste, leaving the dervise on the ground, unable, as it seemed, to stir a single limb or joint of his body.

The Talisman 2008

The only one to whom I call at all compare him is the wonderful Arabian dervise, who dived into the body of each, and in this way became familiar with the thoughts and secrets of their hearts.

Chronicles of the Canongate 2008

Gamiler or Mosques, when the Hattib is preaching, and the people all sitting still at their devotion, they are all in ranks, so that the dervise, without the least disturbance to any, walks between every rank, with his censer in one hand, and with the other takes his powdered incense out of a little pouch that hangs by his side. 41

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

In a few minutes more the dervise was in a bag, and the bag immediately after was in the

International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 Various

We feel as we walk abroad with Mr. Darwin very much as the favoured object of the attention of the dervise must have felt when he had rubbed the ointment around his eye, and had it opened to see all the jewels, and diamonds, and emeralds, and topazes, and rubies, which were sparkling unregarded beneath the earth, hidden as yet from all eyes save those which the dervise had enlightened.

Famous Reviews R. Brimley Johnson 1899

He sets out on his lonely way, and is entertained the first night by a venerable dervise:

Famous Reviews R. Brimley Johnson 1899

The old dervise blessed them as they passed; but Thalaba looked on, "and breathed a low deep groan, and hid his face."

Famous Reviews R. Brimley Johnson 1899