 She said, that the first he made choice of was always afterward the first in rank, and not the mother of the eldest son, as other writers would make us believe. Sometimes the sultan diverts himself in the company of all his ladies, who stand in a circle...  The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Стр. 25авторы: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Ada M. Ingpen - 1909 - Страниц: 506
...the mother of the eldest son, as other writers would make us believe. Sometimes the Sultan diverts himself in the company of all his ladies, who stand in a circle round him. And she confessed that they were ready to die with jealousy and envy of the happy she that he distinguished by any appearance... | |
 | Roger Silverstone - 1997 - Страниц: 332
...the first glance' 116061; to flirt 116671; to maintain and communicate power 'in most courts . . . the glance of the monarch is watched, and every smile is waited for with impatience' 117281; to take in information l18281; to apprehend a landscape 118601; and to assess imminent danger... | |
 | Mohja Kahf - 1999 - Страниц: 228
...amongst us," she demystifies, remarking that the company of the sultan surrounded by all his ladies is "neither better nor worse than the circles in most...the glance of the monarch is watched and every smile waited for with impatience . . ." (109). Lady Mary empathizes with the Sultana Hafise, 9 from whom... | |
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