"Kor" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... base of a large fragment of rock, almost entirely covered with Arabic inscriptions and quotations from the Kor[a]n alluding to the healing powers of the well and the mercy of God, Khan Shereef and his now dismounted followers offered up prayers for success. Suddenly a huge mass of rock detaching itself from the mountain side thundered down the steep; it was hailed ...
— A Peep into Toorkisthhan • Rollo Burslem
... beautiful Egyptian Amenar-tas, the Princess of the royal house of the Pharaohs, for the love of whom the priest Kallikrates broke his vows to Isis, and, pursued by the vengeance of the outraged goddess, fled down the coast of Lybia to meet his doom at Kor?"— She, Silver Library ...
— Ayesha - The Further History of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed • H. Rider Haggard
... act of striking together violently. 2. Pre-cip'i-tat-ed, urged on violently. Re-en-force'ments, additional troops. 3. Corps (pro. kor), a body of troops. Re-serve', a select body of troops held back in case of special need for their services. 4. Bank'rupt-cy. inability to pay all debts, insolvency. Re-mit'tanc-es, mouey, drafts, etc., sent from a distance. Ma-tur'ing, approaching the time fixed for payment. 5. Prov-o-ca'tion, ...
— McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader • William Holmes McGuffey
... Suferis mi kun la malfelicxuloj Videble kiuj dronis en la sxipo! Kreitoj noblaj ili estis, eble, Kaj, jen! nun estas cxiuj disrompitaj ... ... Gxemegoj gxis la mia kor' atingis! Se ia dio estus mi potenca, En teron volus mi trapusxi maron, Prefere ol engluti belan sxipon Sxargxitan tute je animoj ...
— The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 2 • Various
... the swamp and sand, The fever-haunted forest and lagoon, Mysterious Kor, thy fanes forsaken stand, With lonely towers beneath the lonely Moon! Not there doth Ayesha linger,—rune by rune Spelling the scriptures of a people banned,— The world is disenchanted! oversoon Shall Europe send her spies ...
— HE • Andrew Lang |
