 | Henry George Keene - 1878 - 172 strani
...sacred traditions, in the true spirit of the slave on the Roman car. " Said Jesus, on whom be peace ! The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no...house there : he who hopeth for an hour, may hope for an eternity : the world is but an hour, spend it in devotion : the rest is unseen." On the opposite... | |
 | Henry George Keene - 1879 - 292 strani
...self-praise the strain is modulated into the following pathetic minor : " Said Jesus (on whom be peace !) The world is a bridge, pass over it but build no house there. He who hopes for an hour hopes for an eternity. The world is but an hour : spend it in devotion, the rest... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), Edward Backhouse Eastwick - 1882 - 492 strani
...from thence to Agra." On the opposite side is inscribed " 'ísá (Jesus), on whom be peace, said, ' The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no house on it. The world endures but an hour, spend it in devotion.' " From the gate about 30 steps descend... | |
 | Lionel Tennyson - 1891 - 250 strani
...glory is the great mosque, the fa$ade of which is a splendid gate. There is a fine inscription on it: " The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no...he who hopeth for an hour, may hope for eternity, &c." (see Keene's Guide}. It was in this mosque that the great Akbar, wishing to appear in public as... | |
 | William Sproston Caine - 1891 - 688 strani
...side of the entrance, is translated thus : — " Jesus, on whom he peace, said, the world is a hridge, pass over it, but build no house there ; he who hopeth for an hour, may hope for eternity. The world lasts but an hour, spend it in devotion ; the rest is unseen." A similar inscription is on the Taj.... | |
 | Satya Chandra Mukerji - 1892 - 184 strani
...of them are truly beautiful. They are, " Said Jesus, on Whom be peace, the world is a bridge, puss over it, but build no house there ; he who hopeth for an hour, may hope for an eternity ; the world is but an hour, spend it in devotion ; the rest is unseen." Again, "He that... | |
 | John Murray, John Murray (Firm) - 1894 - 654 strani
...proceeded from thence to Agra." On the opposite side is inscribed " Isa (Jesus), on whom be peace, said : ' The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no house on it. The world endures but an hour, spend it in devotion.'" The doors of this great gateway are studded... | |
 | Francis Tiffany - 1895 - 392 strani
...grandfather Babar, he inscribed over its stupendous gateway : " Isa (Jesus), on whom be peace ! said, ' The world is a bridge ; pass over it, but build no house on it '" ? Delhi has been called the Rome of India. In vastness and impressiveness of ruins it is a... | |
 | FRANCIS TIFFANY - 1900 - 416 strani
...grandfather Babar, he inscribed over its stupendous gateway: " Isa (Jesus), on whom be peace ! said, ' The world is a bridge; pass over it, but build no house on it'"? Delhi has been called the Rome of India. In vastness and impressiveness of ruins it is a hundred... | |
 | William Crooke - 1897 - 418 strani
...builder, graved on the great portal of the mosque at Fatehpur Sikri — " Said Jesus, on whom be peace ! The world is a bridge : pass over it, but build no...house there ; he who hopeth for an hour may hope for an eternity ; the world is but an hour, spend it in devotion ; the rest is unseen." The reign of his... | |
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Said Jesus, on whom be peace! The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no house there. He who hopeth for an hour, may hope for eternity; the world is but an hour, spend it in devotion ; the rest is worth nothing. 
