| 单词 | seraglio |
| 例句 | “Is she original? Is she piquant? I would not exchange this one little English girl for the Grand Turk’s whole seraglio, gazelle-eyes, houri forms, and all!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Oft doth reason, enthroned in the pillowed seraglio of the brain, hang back; whereas the flesh, which must walk abroad in the streets, finds its own temerity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The story centers on two young exiles, the lovely Zaide and the stalwart Gomatz, who are enslaved in a Turkish seraglio. Music Review: In Unfinished Mozart Opera, Berio Provides the Last Word 2011-04-01T22:32:50Z “Old Joe’s Mormon seraglio” quickly became a stock phrase in the nation’s newspapers, despite the Saints’ heated denials. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z Monarchy and feudalism heaped more rewards on any king who could talk thousands of virile men into marching and fighting to protect his seraglio. How will the world end? 2012-06-17T19:00:00Z On stage, Odalisques, as if in an Ottoman seraglio imagined by Ingres, are dressed in fanciful harem pants in vivid colors, while the men appear in dense, rustic tweeds. What Christian Lacroix Did Next 2011-10-31T12:22:19Z Mischievous mice, an exotic peacock, the Pasha's seraglio and even a curious monster from Where the Wild Things Are create a blissful return to childhood. Maurice Sendak and Pacific Northwest Ballet 2012-05-08T18:49:18Z But with the Prince Andrew imbroglio in the seraglio of Jeffrey Epstein, and with Harry’s run for the Hollywood Hills, it is clear that many in her family are not interested in moral authority. Opinion | Gone With the Windsors 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Decision-making sounds more like palace intrigues in a sultan’s seraglio than policy formulation in a republic. The bad, the worse and the ugly 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z "Think of it!" the former Labour leader teased, "a second chamber selected by whips: a seraglio of eunuchs". Has political oratory gone for good? 2013-05-10T03:32:28Z Visitors to the Hall could also buy attar of roses, cigarettes, seraglio pastilles, and Turkish Delight. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Scattered about were some hideous old women, partly guardians of the younger, partly remains, we were told, of the rajah's father's seraglio. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z At Court, this project had hitherto been treated as a secret, and the entrance of the place prohibited to every one in the seraglio. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Then he donned a tunic of gray cotton cloth and took his way to the seraglio, into the presence of Istar. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The white eunuchs have charge of the outer gates of the seraglio, but they are not allowed to approach the women’s apartments, and obtain no posts of distinction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z This is a mystery which we must hold in silent reverence, as being altogether unaccountable, unless we surmise that his priests kindly intended to relieve him of so numerous a seraglio.* Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z We read of the luxury of the court of Persia—the pomp of the seraglios, and of the palaces—the lights, the music, the dancing, the perfumes, the silks, the gold, and the diamonds. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Eventually, after his "conversion," she followed him even into the Turkish seraglio where he bore the title Mahmed Effendi. The History of Sabatai Sevi The Suppos'd Messiah of the Jews 2011-12-19T03:00:39.147Z But if the court outgrew the state, and the fortunes of the empire were decided in the seraglio, the empire itself might be thrown into danger with a change in the succession. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z It is often assumed, for example, that the sultan’s seraglio is typical, though on a uniquely large scale, of all Turkish households, and as a consequence that every Turk is a polygamist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z I remembered, too, that the Duncans had joined heartily in a scandalised murmur, far-off sounds of which had reached my ears, at the enormity of my bringing play-acting folk to my Highland seraglio. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z The survivor then has one spouse only, and not a seraglio. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z I would intrust you to Call�, my dear, as I would to a keeper of the seraglio. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z He sailed from New-York in a beautiful corvette, its destination unknown, and came to anchor under the walls of the seraglio in the harbour of Constantinople. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z It is, therefore, necessary to take the imperial seraglio separately. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The town contains a summer palace of the bey, the old seraglio, arsenal and customhouse, and many villas, gardens and pleasure resorts, Goletta being a favourite place for sea-bathing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z It was neither to gratify the desire of an Eastern seraglio, nor exercise the tyranny of a Roman emperor, that either coveted unbounded authority. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z They keep their nunneries, or rather seraglios, in the very midst of them, surround them with ramparts, and not only deny to their civil magistrates the right of entrance, but defy them to do so. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z "Why not suggest, Miss Walton," I replied, smiling, "that as an Orientalist I must think the seraglio woman's proper sphere?" The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z Being much of an infidel, he took the Turkish ground altogether, and argued like one just soured and sullen from the seraglio. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z I have punished the proud Cacem who intended to make himself master of your kingdom, and to carry off Schirine, to place her among the slaves of his seraglio. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Princes, marshals, generals, and nobles, selected their mistresses in the seraglio of the opera. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z His seraglio was almost as well stocked as his kennel, and the number of children who called him tio, or uncle, the usual term in Peru in such cases, was quite prodigious. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Thus the Sultan's first physician is called Hakim effendi, and the priest in the seraglio Imam effendi. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The prettiest parts of this play are the scenes in the seraglio, where Rosana refuses comfort from the Sultan's women, and the contrivances devised by Ulimeno to get speech with her. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z I threw myself at her feet to thank her for so flattering a promise, after which Cale-Cairi took me out by the same winding passages as before, and I then left the seraglio. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z He lived and died full of glory; it is true that he had a seraglio, but his courage was only the more estimable. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z The throne of the empire was as isolated as the seraglio. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Nothing daunted by refusal, Tumbel renewed his request, offering to go as a captive, promising that on his return he would resume his duties at the seraglio. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z The Patio de las Doncellas was the central court of the seraglio, and the place where the annual tribute of one hundred Christian maidens was delivered by the vassals of the sultan. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Leave being granted me, I ran, or rather flew, to the gardens of the seraglio, as soon as night was come. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Thou wilt doubtless be pleased to hear that the prince thought me more beautiful than the Egyptian; but thou wilt be sorry to be informed that he designed me for his seraglio. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z As I entered, Mr. Brokenshire was standing in his customary position of command, a little like a pasha in his seraglio, his back to the empty fireplace. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z She was the Circassian beauty destined for the seraglio of some millionaire sultan; and the proceeds of her sale was to set up the family for life. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Nowadays athletes gaze out at us from magazines, primped, oiled and pouting, like odalisques from the seraglio of some eastern potentate. The day video almost killed the Subbuteo star 2011-01-28T00:06:01Z Actually, however, Muriel was but an innocent production of that form of upbringing which, while encouraging independence of action, accustoms the minds to the standards of the seraglio. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z With this view he confiscated, on all sides, the property of his subjects; whilst his worthy mother stripped the seraglios she visited of the gems they contained. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Without troubling to go and settle in Utah, an American may set up a seraglio of legitimate wives. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z But Aben-Humeya's passion did not carry him to this extent of complaisance; and Zahara, indignant at finding herself degraded to the rank and file of the seraglio, soon breathed only a desire for vengeance. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies From this the water is conducted to the various quarters of the city, and also to the reservoir of St Sophia, which supplies the seraglio of the grand signior. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" He ranges them, as the Sultan used to range heads on the spikes of the seraglio, for marks for his arrows. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 All the pages of the seraglio are sons of Christians made slaves in time of war, in their most tender age. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Whatever the reason of it may be, a man of any importance collects round him a seraglio of a more or less religious, moral, and �sthetic character. Maxims and Reflections Bred in the seraglio, he showed the fruits of his education in his indolent way of life, and in the free indulgence of the most licentious appetites. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies As I've said, it is guarded like the sultan's seraglio; and the Mexicans might as well be deaf and dumb for all you can get out of them. The King of Arcadia Good conscience! at the sound the world retires; Verse disaffects it, and Lorenzo smiles: Yet has she her seraglio full of charms; And such as age shall heighten, not impair. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Through the open windows came a heaviness, subtle as the atmosphere of a seraglio. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes For you must know that the great Charles resembles the great Solomon not in wisdom only; he resembles him also in his love for seraglios, as the Arabs call them. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Next to his plants, he prides himself upon his great variety of genuine cigars; and he was specially grateful to me, when I once said to him that he possessed a seraglio of cigars. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine When the Virgins of the Sun attained a fitting age, they were, if sufficiently beautiful, sent to the seraglio of the Inca. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) So she sat on her companion's—or captor's—knee with a docility that would have amazed Zarallo, who had anathematized her as a she-devil out of hell's seraglio. Red Nails The tidings of his victory had preceded him; and, as he proudly sailed up the Bosphorus, he was greeted with thunders of artillery from the seraglio and the heights surrounding the capital. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The women of the Persian seraglio are more closely confined, if possible, than the women of the Hindoo or of the Turkish harems. Oriental Women He put up to auction the inmates of the seraglio of Commodus, in order to replenish the empty treasury, giving, however, their liberty to those who had been forcibly abducted from their homes. Roman Women The seraglios he had quitted in Singapore and Kobe and Rangoon were, in his own words, "a thing o' the past." Command Mustapha could now hardly conceal his joy at the prospect of seeing his beloved sister again, and followed Thiuli with a beating heart, as he led the way to the seraglio. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace At the same time he provided for him a seraglio of mares, the most beautiful that could be found in the whole Ottoman Empire. The Tatler, Volume 3 Gomates kept his numerous wives confined in separate apartments, for the intrigues of the seraglio were the bane of the Persian as of the other Oriental dynasties. Oriental Women By no means an attractive piece of flesh and blood, and yet a good sample of the class that go to upholster a seraglio. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) He withdrew from the imaginative sensualist who sat during the night in a highly varnished pine shack brooding upon the exasperating proximity of inaccessible seraglios. Command While they were speaking together, a black slave came from the seraglio to say to the physician that the drink did not help her any. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The treasury wanted my treasures and the seraglio my daughter. Timar's Two Worlds It was Ibrahim I., known as the Madman, one of the very worst of Turkish rulers, who first conceived the idea of thus disposing of the old women of the seraglio. Oriental Women As respects the female sex, the Arab system was very far from being oppressive; some have even asserted that "the Christian women found in the seraglios a delightful retreat." History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Mr. Baghos immediately prepared to introduce him to the Pasha, that he might come to some arrangement respecting the hydraulic machine, which he proposed to construct for watering the gardens of the seraglio. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. To which the offended fair promptly replied: "You have much uglier ones in your seraglio." Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 He provided himself a seraglio of three hundred and sixty young females, in whose company he spent his time, giving himself up to every form of effeminacy and dissipation. Alexander the Great Makers of History There were specially appointed officers in the old seraglio as guards of the queens and their children. Oriental Women But you must see that I cannot expect a continuance of my present engagement as the head of your royal highness' seraglio. The Landleaguers The pompous rooster, with a few favorites of his seraglio, came and stood about the open door, eying him in disapproval, and always muttering. The Pines of Lory There he kept a kind of seraglio, adopted all the children which his numerous wives gave him, and, with his own family, made his house not unlike a mutual school. Adventures in the Philippine Islands In this salubrious region was planted the analogy of the harem of Mohammed, and the seraglio of Brigham became the center of the sensual system of the Latter-Day Saints. Trail Tales The women's quarters are situated in the innermost portion of the seraglio. Oriental Women The evils of the zenana, the seraglio, the harem, or by whatever name it is called, are writ large over all the social life of the Moslem world. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It Like the barbarous directors of Eastern seraglios they deprive us of our virility, and fit us for their despicable employment from the cradle. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Then the stake waits at the gate of the seraglio to compel thee," thundered the Hakim Bashi; "thou shalt die with tortures. Dreamers of the Ghetto He was notorious for profligacy and shamelessness, and kept a very seraglio of mistresses. The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V Cases have not been unknown in Turkish history where several hundred women of the seraglio were drowned in the Bosphorus because of plottings to depose the sultan. Oriental Women It suggests seraglios, purdahs and other institutions by which Turks, and Orientals generally, assert and maintain the rights of property with regard to the other sex. The Red Hand of Ulster You must have smiled to have found his house a constant seraglio of very virtuous women, who attended him from morning to night.”—Orrery. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Why, even the very rabble in Constantinople would storm the seraglio after such a massacre. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 The marching past had begun, and still the "King of kings" turned his back on it all, while trying to persuade me to be Queen of his seraglio. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Much of the old time medi�val splendor has been swept away, not only through the reforms of Sultan Mahmud II., but by modern conditions which make the old seraglio an impossibility. Oriental Women Love also, as it arises now in an Eastern seraglio, was not unknown to them; the passion of Phædra for Hippolytus, as painted by Euripides, is a proof of it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 The sly Mary Wortley saw this painted seraglio of the first George at Hanover, the year after his accession to the British throne. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges I see thee, smoking, in immense bazaars, Or yet, in dim seraglios, at the feet Of blond Sultanas, pale with amorous dreams! All About Coffee These maritime palaces form part of the seraglio. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 In the olden days the young princes were closely confined in a part of the seraglio known as the Chimshirlick, or "boxwood shrubbery." Oriental Women Fair marks are they to the inner bay, the reckless poacher knows, What time the scarred see-catchie lead their sleek seraglios. The Seven Seas The above sections will show how all the women of the King's seraglio are to behave, and therefore we shall now speak separately only about the king. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks The Emperor Dallies within his closed seraglios, Letting his eunuchs waste the might of Rome, While the fierce Scythian, in a surge of blood, Bursts on our bare-swept plains. Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts It is impossible to count the vessels which lie on the water from the seraglio point to the suburb of Eyoub and the delicious valley of the Sweet Waters. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Her memory knew only the rearing of the seraglio; but her remarkable alertness and force of mind as well as beauty of person made her from the first one of a thousand. Oriental Women I would not have the satrapies know how certain bright eyes in the seraglio can make the son of Darius play the fool. A Victor of Salamis This is peculiarly visible in the neighbourhood of the seraglio, where Irene's palace is supposed to have formerly stood. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 And I suppose the same conditions obtain in the seraglios of Bali. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China The seraglio, with its vast peninsula, dark with plane-trees and cypresses, stood forth like a promontory of forests between the two seas which slept beneath my eyes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Monseigneur, I will take you to D'Argenson's seraglio; an abbess of twenty-six, and novices of fifteen; a boudoir in India chintz, and cells hung with tapestry. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The seraglio is a vast inclosure, occupying nearly the entire site of the ancient city of Byzantium, and embracing a circumference of five miles. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The ship sailed close under the lofty wall of the seraglio garden, which is separated from the sea by only a narrow wharf. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 The only check which he feared was assassination, and he generally spent his life in the retirement of his seraglio, at Susa, Babylon, or Ecbatana. Ancient States and Empires On March 5th, 1536, Ibrahim went to the royal seraglio, and, following his ancient custom, was admitted to the table of his master, sleeping after the meal at his side. Great Pirate Stories You find me like Monsieur de Bonneval—in my seraglio, and surrounded by my slaves. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental In the meantime the Princess Aischa, the now neglected wife of the grand vizier, had repaired to the imperial seraglio to obtain an interview with her brother, Solyman the Magnificent. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Near one of the seraglio gates is erected a large wooden house, where many a disobedient Pasha has awaited the decree of banishment issued against him by his imperious master. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 His successor, Xerxes, inherited his power, but not his genius, and rashly provoked Europe by new invasions, while he lived ingloriously in his seraglio. Ancient States and Empires The strongest imaginable probability is, that instead of wearing the diadem of France, his head would have figured on the spikes of the seraglio. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 We buried Marian at night, by the Nabob’s permission, in a corner of the garden of the seraglio. Athelstane Ford But of all the striking edifices at Constantinople, that of the Sultan’s Palace, or seraglio, is the most spacious and the most magnificent. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf I walked to the village, where there is a coffee-shop in a very agreeable situation, overshadowed by plane trees, one of which is nearly as large as that of the seraglio, and also quite hollow. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 Thus it was proved, that queens confined in a hive would continue barren though amidst a seraglio of males. New observations on the natural history of bees On a torpedo boat that had been waiting for them the crew crossed the Bosporus, in which all ships had decked themselves with flags, and landed on the wide park-like point of the seraglio. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 He has most probably been secretly put to death for his offence in breaking into the garden of the seraglio.” Athelstane Ford It was within the inclosure of the seraglio that Alessandro Francatelli, whom we shall henceforth call by his apostate name of Ibrahim—was lodged in the dwelling of the reis-effendi or minister of foreign affairs. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf With this confusion of ideas, he entered into the city, which he could not in the least recollect: the houses, the temples, the seraglios, appeared under a new form to him. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Woman was no longer the captive of the seraglio, nor the chronicler of small beer. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Every Turkish seraglio and harem, has a garden adjoining to it, and in the middle of this garden a large room, more or less decorated according to the wealth of the proprietor. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World I raved and stormed through the seraglio like one possessed, but it was all in vain. Athelstane Ford The conference that ensued was long and interesting, and it was already near daybreak when messengers were dispatched to the various members of the divan to summon them to the seraglio. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf As soon as, by our restoration to our pristine forms, we were apprised of your victory over the enchantress Ulin, I found myself in the seraglio of my father's palace. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers When he was old he established a seraglio of fifteen-year-old girls, the most beautiful that could be bought or kidnapped. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade He had said to himself, light-heartedly, that his marriage would make no difference, that he should retain them, all three, as an intellectual seraglio. The Creators A Comedy I had scarcely entered the court, when I was surrounded by the entire seraglio. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Their mother, the sultana, or empress mother, who was still alive, occupied apartments in the seraglio. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf You have turned your house into a seraglio, as birds are kept in a cage. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers His light and agile horsemen hovered about the Persian host, cut off their stragglers, made prize of much of their spoil, and even captured a portion of the seraglio of the great king. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 But never, even by way of fantasy, had it entered it to be in love with Nina; though it was to Nina that he looked when he wanted the highest excitement in his intellectual seraglio. The Creators A Comedy The feeble and frivolous Charles was more a Frenchman than an Englishman; more a courtier than a king; and fitter to be a page in the seraglio than either. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 "Now, o' my faith," said Harry Cheetham, whose skill in dancing and drollery had been conspicuous throughout the evening, "yon barbarians be come from the Grand Turk, with his kerchief, recruiting for the seraglio." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 He was enamoured of Baherjoa, whose beauty was superior to that of all the wives in his seraglio. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers The fact that the sultan wears French boots and supplies his seraglio with the latest Parisian modes signifies nothing. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy But while the "Drunkard" idled in his seraglio by the Golden Horn, the old statesmen, generals, and admirals, whom Suleiman had formed, were still living, and Europe had lulled itself with false hopes of peace. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The latter could scarcely conceal his joy at the idea of once more beholding his beloved sister, and with palpitating heart followed Thiuli, who conducted him to his seraglio. The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales He greeted the ladies of our party with marked empressement, thanked them for their visit, and conducted them in person to the entrance of the seraglio to make the acquaintance of his wives and daughters. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 In a few hours they reached the palace, and Urad, being conducted to the seraglio, was ordered to be dressed, as the Vizier intended visiting her. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers A threat that savored more of the seraglio than of the throne! The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Those unfortunate beings who are chosen by Oriental custom to guard the seraglios undergo a mutilation which disqualifies them from becoming parents. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother While they were yet conversing, a black slave came from the seraglio to tell the physician, that the drink had been of no assistance. The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales Clearly the Sardanapalus who painted his face and carded purple wool in the penetralia of his seraglio does not bear even a traditional resemblance to Ašur-bāni-apli the Conqueror. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Yet the generous animal would not defile himself with the carcass, but with great wrath tossed the bloody remains among the females of the seraglio. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers He had not the faintest desire to start a seraglio in England. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Thirty-two years of melancholy captivity she had endured, while George was drinking and hoarding money and amusing himself with his seraglio of ugly women. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Only you must have at least two men with you, in order to overpower the slaves which, by night, guard the seraglio.” The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales The wealthy have their seraglios and eunuchs, that take the place of the belt and lock. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance Dakianos perceiving that he would give no further answer, returned to the city, and found that several of the chief of the eunuchs of his seraglio were murdered. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers One bright morning in August, 1864, after a brief rest at Salt Lake, we left Brigham's seraglios for this new El Dorado. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Further inland was another islet, devoted to his seraglio, within whose recesses each of his favorites inhabited her separate establishment, after the fashion of the natives. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Then, letting the book slip from her fingers, she gazed into space, as listless as a lady immured in a seraglio on the Bosphorous. Sacrifice We dispatched our surgeon, but it was found impossible to admit him into the sacred precincts of the seraglio, and he returned with the information that the rajah was asleep. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Early in the morning the Sultan arose from his seraglio, and commanded his courtiers to prepare the procession, as he intended immediately to make a public pilgrimage to Mecca. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers The cacique had more than one wife—the word of the Pandita of the settlement was the local law, and the Pandita himself of course had his seraglio. The Philippine Islands The outside of the seraglio resembled a granary. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. But it was to lead a most dissolute life with their dogs and birds, with their feasts, banquets, marriage entertainments and courtezans, of whom they gathered seraglios.... History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 The males are used as mutes and eunuchs in the seraglio, as clerks in the offices of state, and as soldiers in the army. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Praying that it would work noiselessly, he slid open a panel of stone and found himself looking through a semi-transparent hanging into the sacred precincts of the seraglio itself. Giants on the Earth Prigio sprang into the saddle among the salaams of the dusky multitude, and all the ladies of the seraglio waved their scented handkerchiefs out of the windows. Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia being the adventures of Prince Prigio's son A ladies' apartment in a seraglio, and leave injury; again, and leave a meat. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 I can place implicit confidence in the discretion of my servants—who wait on us like mutes in a seraglio: consequently Kondjé-Gul and I are as free as possible. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Sidi Cadua conducted her to the seraglio, where she was heartily welcomed by the ladies, who expressed their delight at meeting her with girlish glee. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale Before you strive to haul that girl away to your already crowded seraglio against her will, listen to me. Giants on the Earth The caliph went away much amused, and with his attendants entered the private gate of the seraglio. The Pacha of Many Tales But Providence, that ever takes care of its own, did ever prevent all these from performing at once, or the grand seraglio of Satan would have been nothing to it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 I have seen the story of the unhappy Zeenab and her fate described a review of "Hajji Baba" as more characteristic of the seraglio at Stamboul than of the harem at Tehran. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan A letter, begging that Zara would meet him in a “secret passage” of the seraglio, fell into the sultan’s hands, and confirmed his suspicions. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Even the rank of Kildare, which is but that of a slave ruling other more unfortunate slaves, could not have prevented my only daughter from being dragged away to the seraglio of that monster. Giants on the Earth As for me, I was, I am certain, intended for the sultan’s seraglio, for as a child I was beautiful as a houri. The Pacha of Many Tales Could we ever forget the afternoon he stood up before the minister and the assembled population and roared "Marco Bozzaris" until we were sure the sultan was quaking in his seraglio? The Romance of an Old Fool But the ladies of the king's seraglio were his principal customers. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan They have occupied apartments in seraglios, but the beauties have never feared them as rivals. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 By dozens and by scores he swept the fairest of them into his seraglio, heeding not the bonds of matrimony nor the wishes of his victims. Giants on the Earth Giaffar, not being able to prevail, prepared the dresses; and they, accompanied by Mesrour, again sallied forth by the private gate of the seraglio. The Pacha of Many Tales His excellency, recognising your generous offering," said he, "presents you with the choicest gifts of his seraglio, two wives. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series He would gladly have sold them both as slaves to the Barbadoes or presented them to the seraglio of any eastern potentate. Here are Ladies I did not die, however, but my eunuch, and the Dey, and almost the whole seraglio of Algiers perished. Candide As he neared the seraglio, he turned off to his right and passed through a maze of little-used passages until he halted before what was apparently a blank wall. Giants on the Earth It was daylight before the great Haroun re-entered the secret gate of the seraglio, and retired to his couch. The Pacha of Many Tales But the beauties of the seraglio held him tight. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series He had been ambassador in Turkey, and was fond of declaring that he had learnt in the seraglio how to brave the storms of Versailles. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 8: France in the Eighteenth Century The Aga, who was a very gallant man, took his whole seraglio with him, and lodged us in a small fort on the Palus Méotides, guarded by two black eunuchs and twenty soldiers. Candide I was loyal to you, Glavour," he said, "despite your brutality and sensuality which sickened me, until you strove to add to your already crowded seraglio the maiden whom I had chosen. Giants on the Earth William the Bad could rouse 306 himself from the sloth of his seraglio to head an army; William the Good, though feeble in foreign policy, and no general, administered the state with clemency and wisdom. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series What cry was that which startles the seraglio from its siesta? Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series He finds out a woman in the seraglio, called Munny Begum, who was bound to the Nabob by no tie whatever of natural affection. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) A very refined reason is required to regard as an ordinary man the Grand Turk, in his superb seraglio, surrounded by forty thousand janissaries. Pascal's Pensées She resided at the palace of Sweet Waters, a summer seraglio of the Sultan; the beauty of the surrounding scenery, undefiled by war, and the freshness of the river, made this spot doubly delightful. The Last Man A moving seraglio of these ladies always attended his progress, and were always brought to the splendid and multiplied entertainments with which he regaled his Council. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) The angel of sleep had spread her wings over the seraglio of Moley Pasha. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series We have shown what passed within the walls of the seraglio, and what tyranny was exercised by this woman over the multitude of women there. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) Mr. Hastings, instead of directing his eyes to the durbar, employed his researches in the seraglio. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) Such is the power of intrigue in the seraglio; two Greeks whom the Turks despised, there decided the fate of Turkey, in spite of the sultan himself. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 If you heard no more, do your Lordships want anything further to convince you that this must be a violent, atrocious, and corrupt act,—suppose it had gone no further than the seraglio? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) Then they tried their best to frighten the old tutor, by suggesting various deadly schemes of vengeance, which it was very possible the ladies of his late highness's seraglio might form against Moley Pasha. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The grand signior was at the seraglio window, to see the procession, which passed through the principal streets. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Mr. Hastings selects for the minister so described and so qualified a woman locked up in a seraglio. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) There is something of the 'hushed seraglio' in these miles of trim houses, from whose doors and windows only female faces look out. The Quest of the Simple Life In that situation Mr. Hastings found the seraglio. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) "Well, yes, I think so," said Jack; "dancing Circassian girls and the seraglio was the topic of the conversation, unless I am wandering in my mind." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The seraglio does not seem a very magnificent palace. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe This woman was then alive, and in the seraglio. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) That must be the Imperial seraglio, where the hundreds of young Manchu women provided by tradition for the amusement of the Emperor were imprisoned for life. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation His house had become filled with girls of all ages, whom he had taken from poor parents, as they passed over this road, and converted into slaves for his seraglio. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II He led the way until they came to a gallery that overlooked the seraglio. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series One part of our house shews us the port, the city, and the seraglio, and the distant hills of Asia; perhaps, all together, the most beautiful prospect in the world. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe It will be proper to state to the House the situation and circumstances of the women principally concerned, who were in the seraglio of Jaffier Ali Khân at his death. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) These very women, too, whom you behold as indolent as the odalisks of a seraglio, upon some occasions give most striking proofs of attachment. Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy Not even let there be exemption of the seraglio—murder lurks close to women at all times. Caste He gave the word as he spoke, and out from the seraglio marched Jack and Harry Girdwood, their arms tightly bound to their sides, between a strong escort of armed men. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series This lady was, immediately after his death, saluted with an absolute order to leave the seraglio, and chuse herself a husband among the great men at the Porte. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Racine's Bajazet is bred at Constantinople; but his civilities are conveyed to him, by some secret passage, from Versailles into the seraglio. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 So it might almost be said, that every woman is a Sultan, having at her command a seraglio of men. Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy The Pasha Selim has carried off a Christian damsel named Constanze, whom he keeps in close confinement in his seraglio, in the hope that she may consent to be his wife. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. "That's from the seraglio," returned their conductor; "some Circassian girls that have just been sent as a present to the pasha are very clever dancers, it is said." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series I did not omit this opportunity of learning all that I possibly could of the seraglio, which is so entirely unknown amongst us. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe So! here's a fine business! my whole seraglio up in arms! The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Some of the nobles supported an excessive number; but the expenses of the seraglio prevented the generality from taking much advantage of the indulgence which the law permitted. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Like other Oriental sovereigns, the Median monarch maintained a seraglio of wives and concubines; and polygamy was commonly practised among the more wealthy classes. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Two eunuchs," whispered the Irishman, "they are guarding the seraglio. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series I have taken care to see as much of the seraglio as is to be seen. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe You and Mrs. Sharpe are both in my power, and if you don't keep uncommonly civil and docile, I'll run off with the pair of you and start a seraglio! The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week The seraglio of Constantinople is as equitable as we are, whether Catholics or Protestants,—and where their own sect is concerned, full as religious. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) After the first few sittings, the portrait was taken into the seraglio to the ladies. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official This key will admit me into the seraglio of the godly. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 A sister of a president of the United States declared: "We Southern ladies are complimented with the names of wives, but we are only the mistresses of seraglios." Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil I have often thought that, if I kept a seraglio, the ladies should all wear linen gowns, or cotton, I mean stuffs made of vegetable substances. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings At a later time the vizier arrogated all authority to himself, and the Caliph spent his time either in the mosque or in the seraglio. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela His house was a seraglio, in little; and the greatest part of his business was making a collection of beautiful slaves. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 He was, in 1885, invited by the Sultan of Turkey to perform in his seraglio, the only violinist to whom such a compliment had ever been paid. Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday Sarah Fielding, the great novelist's sister, but herself one of Richardson's literary seraglio, had a good deal of her brother's humour, but very little of his constructive grasp of life. The English Novel The appointed hour having arrived, all the domestics, great and small, black and white, repaired to the turning-box, longing to see the señor musico fairly within their seraglio; but no Leonora was there. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Even among many of the Jews it was little better than a Mahommedan seraglio. The Christian Home Let the Frenchman keep up his seraglio standards as he pleased. The Marriage of William Ashe When they escape, it is probably by bribery, by corruption, by creating factions for themselves in the seraglio, in the country, in the army, in the divan. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) The hen-coop was opened, and the sage seraglio with their sultan prudently pecked about for food. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 Harder than for any dashing young Janizary to run off with a sultana from the Grand Turk's seraglio. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I If you were to judge their homes by these names, you would think yourself in a Turkish seraglio, or amid the voluptuous scenes of a Parisian court, or in the bosom of a heathen family. The Christian Home On March 5th, 1536, Ibrahim, went to the royal seraglio, and, following his ancient custom, was admitted to the table of his master, sleeping after the meal at his side. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean Giaffar, not being able to prevail, prepared the dresses, and they, accompanied by Mesrour, again sallied forth by the private gate of the seraglio. The Pacha of Many Tales At his entrance into the seraglio, a servant delivers him his bever of state and love, on which is fixed this inestimable jewel as his diadem. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 An arrangement most wise and judicious; precluding much of that jealousy and confusion prevalent in ill-regulated seraglios. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I A Miss Carmichael, in green spectacles and bombazine, carrying a cane, completed what the Doctor called his "seraglio." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors "She seems the plain and unconcerned little mistress of a numerous and handsome seraglio, each member of which, however he flounce and bounce, can only wait to be chosen." Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women As for me, I was, I am certain, intended for the sultan's seraglio, for as a child I was beautiful as a houri. The Pacha of Many Tales Similarly in paintings, in literature, the drama, the men served but as foils for the delicious maidens, who visited my aërial seraglios and lapped me in roseate dreamings. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion This Moon of wives was lodged in two spacious seraglios, which few mortals beheld. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I The Mahometan religion, the seraglio, the maritime and land forces of Turkey are particularly noticed by him. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The harem and the seraglio are simply the embodiment of this desire. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays The sultan, who had felt little interest in the inmates of his harem, and was anxious for novelty, ordered the sum to be paid, and I was conducted to the seraglio in a royal litter. The Pacha of Many Tales One ordinance created a constitution, and the next dealt with the status of the ladies of the royal seraglio. Korea's Fight for Freedom Access to the seraglios was had by corresponding arbors leading from the palace. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Miscalled the "Spanish Rome," Gautier's description still holds good: Toledo has the character of a convent, a prison, a fortress with something of a seraglio. Promenades of an Impressionist The king of Pegu has one principal wife, who lives in a seraglio along with 300 concubines, and he is said to have 90 children. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 The caliph went away much amused, and with his attendants, entered the private gate of the seraglio. The Pacha of Many Tales Surely, they are a vast seraglio, a triple collection of pleasure houses where captive maidens are content and nautch girls dance with feet like larks. The Conqueror Let him abandon conventional restriction, as a vestige of that Oriental barbarity which confined woman to a seraglio. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II Having searched through the Arab tribes, they discovered and presented her before the king in the courtyard of his seraglio. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 Then the world saw the remarkable spectacle of fifteen thousand Russians encamped on the Asiatic hills overlooking Constantinople, ready to protect the Sultan in his seraglio against the Egyptians. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle Before dispatching these, he acquainted a kinswoman of Khan-Khannan, who lived in the seraglio, with his purpose. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Every one will find that it might very easily have been written by some person from the Sultan's seraglio, and used by any people who found themselves in a like situation. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig A horsehair arm-chair seemed to be the sultan of the seraglio of chairs. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) The last duke of this dynasty was strangled by Mahomet II., who educated his sons in the discipline of the seraglio. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The house had recently been converted into a kind of seraglio by King Boy, because ho had, to use his own expression, "plenty of wives," who required looking after. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa The seraglio and the Sistine Chapel utilized the same species of monsters; fierce in the former case, mild in the latter. The Man Who Laughs I like the seraglio type of woman, lazy and vain, a little more than a lovely animal. Kimono He commenced his career as a page in the imperial seraglio; which he left for a post in the household of Khosroo, afterwards grand-vizir, who was then aga of janissaries. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 And there were those who had seen his seraglio;—but few, indeed, had seen him,—a lonely man, in fact, who lived aloof and apart, shunned and shunning, tainted by the curse of his birth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 After a short while, he returned and called me, and conducted me to the door of the seraglio. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes Never was there another such a beauty; she would be the gem of his seraglio. Mistress Penwick You make very bold here in my seraglio, and I shall find a time to tell you so, sir. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 And your seraglio is tenanted by very beautiful words, I grant you, thought there is no longer any Sestos builded of agate and crystal, either, Kit Marlowe. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 Had anyone delivered to me the most beautiful slaves of the seraglio, I should not have known what to say to them. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters The day had in the meantime passed away, and when the evening came, a eunuch called upon me, and conducted me to the seraglio. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes He means to offer thee the protection of his favour; which means thou art to become an inmate of his seraglio. Mistress Penwick Here, in the seraglio of the Church, we are all less than women. The Shadow of the Cathedral The old nurse, the proposer of the successful scheme, was highly honoured, and became chief attendant in the seraglio, which office she holds to this day. A Peep into Toorkisthhan The gynaekeion, or female apartment, was nearly as secluded as the seraglio. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 I called all the merchants near me, and whatever rarities each had, we collected together, and those of my own I took also, and went in the morning to the door of the royal seraglio. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes It was logic, but it led to a most expensive seraglio and to a very unbecoming appearance, and virtually wrecked the man's health. Figures of Earth The ferocity of the Turk flourishes in the streets, in his own house, in the seraglio—every where that he has a victim within his reach, and that it pleases him to destroy that victim. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 401, November 28, 1829 He was then on his way to Cabul, having in charge the women and children belonging to the seraglio of the ex-king. A Peep into Toorkisthhan Through this gate we entered a large passage, paved with marble; on each side were marble benches, upon which the eunuch informed me, the inferior eunuchs and the female attendants of the seraglio slept. Travels through the Empire of Morocco One night I entered the king's seraglio by a trick, and searched for her, but got no intelligence. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes "I have often thought," he observed one day, to Boswell's amusement, "that if I kept a seraglio, the ladies should all wear linen gowns"—as more cleanly. Samuel Johnson The monarch and his nobles transported into the camp the pride and luxury of the seraglio. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 As for woman, you wish to keep her in the seraglio. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories The seraglio of the Emperor, and indeed the harams of men of less rank, are sacred. Travels through the Empire of Morocco Then having ordered the agents, the treasurers, the superintendants and other officials to be seized, I took full possession of the records; and then I entered the seraglio. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes Francis Barker has already been mentioned, and we have a dim vision of a Miss Carmichael, who completed what he facetiously called his "seraglio." Samuel Johnson The license of an eastern monarch is secluded from the eye of curiosity by the inaccessible walls of his seraglio. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 And there was spread, upon the ample floors, Work of the Levantine's laborious loom, Such as by Euxine or Ionian shores Carpets the dim seraglio's scented gloom. Poems Mrs. Nathanmeyer has a troop of daughters, a perfect seraglio, all ages and sizes. The Song of the Lark Fair marks are they to the inner bay, the reckless poacher knows What time the scarred see-catchie lead their sleek seraglios. Verses 1889-1896 Among the Turks it is applied to the chief of the janissaries, to the commanders of the artillery, cavalry and infantry, and to the eunuchs in charge of the seraglio. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 As those heretics were, for the most part, averse to the pleasures of sense, they morosely arraigned the polygamy of the patriarchs, the gallantries of David, and the seraglio of Solomon. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 The archbishop, the kislar-aga of heaven, locked up and kept watch over this seraglio of souls reserved for God. Les Misérables Their lodges,—each, containing from five to ten families,—seemed in his eyes like seraglios; for some of the chiefs had eight wives. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 The most rational view to take of the Song is, it was that of a luxurious king to the women of his seraglio. The Woman's Bible Women, in Constantinople, are confined in seraglios for life, or shut up in their apartments. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II And your seraglio is tenanted by very beautiful words, I grant you, though there is no longer any Sestos builded of agate and crystal, either, Kit Marlowe. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages At Constantinople, they find their way into the seraglio of the Grand Signior; while, at Petersburg, they are servilely copied to grace the Empress of Russia. Paris as It Was and as It Is His seraglio, guarded by eunuchs, contained a multitude of inmates, brought together by his arbitrary command, over whom, in a certain way, the queen-mother presided. Outline of Universal History The Mutsellim resides in a seraglio, on the banks of the river. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Who thus disturbs the tide near the seraglio? Poems During my father's lifetime, my mother had been supplied with rich dresses, by one of the merchants who was employed by the ladies of the grand seignior's seraglio. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 O what a guardian he is for a seraglio! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I In the seraglio of the Sultan, with its palaces and gardens, the harem is separated from the other apartments. Outline of Universal History The cries of murder and desolation, which in the ordinary course of military government terrified the subject in his private retreat, sound through the vaults, and pierce the grates and iron doors of the seraglio. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition He is but the mute in this seraglio— "Pure" Cromwell's Council! Poems The lady, who bought my brother Saladin's vase, was the favourite of the sultan, and all-powerful in the seraglio. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Let him abandon conventional restriction, as a vestige of that Oriental barbarity which confined Woman to a seraglio. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. SUGAR.—A silk gown, cut like that of a eunuch in a seraglio, half blue and half white, to suggest the paper wrapper of a sugar-loaf. The Blue Bird: a Fairy Play in Six Acts There were actually traces of a plan for seizing all the ladies in the country, and setting up a seraglio of them in D * * * * Cathedral. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography And it all reeked of death and the seraglio. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House It was late in the evening, and she ordered it should remain where it was that night; and that it should be brought to the seraglio the next morning. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 The plain perpendicular of the so mildly conventual fronts, masking blest seraglios of culture and leisure, irritates the imagination scarce less than the harem-walls of Eastern towns. A Passionate Pilgrim Charles, by comparison, was a mere dullard who turned Whitehall into a seraglio. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series I cannot help thinking St. Mark’s a mosque, and the neighbouring palace some vast seraglio, full of arabesque saloons, embroidered sofas, and voluptuous Circassians. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents After the Halls of Audience we come to the seraglio and accompanying buildings, where everything is perfect and nothing is on the grand scale. Roving East and Roving West Bamboo, cameo, cuckoo, embryo, folio, portfolio, seraglio, trio. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The mutes and the strangling were motives which in a seraglio could hardly be dispensed with; and so he gives, on several occasions, very elegant circumlocutory descriptions of strangling. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature And strange work, no doubt, went on in that lonely nook, looking out over the Atlantic swell, - nights and days fit for Petronius’s own pen, among a seraglio of dark Celtic beauties. Prose Idylls, New and Old Not that I was a conspirator, but the treasury wanted my money and the seraglio my daughter. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction With the exception of eunuchs, no male person over the age of ten is permitted in the seraglio, or anderoon, which is constantly receiving fresh importations from the provinces. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán The Bishop, who kept two nieces in the episcopal seraglio, would willingly have pardoned his secretary if he had been accused of immorality, but he could not carry his condescension so far as heresy. The Grip of Desire How," said Rasselas, "can the Arab, whom you represented as a man of more than common accomplishments, take any pleasure in his seraglio, when it is filled only with women like these? Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes And what appeared most important, each would be master of an entire seraglio, like a Sultan, &c. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. Boswell ventured to call this groupe the seraglio of Johnson, and escaped without a rebuke. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives Down this the Shah would gravely slide into the water, followed by his seraglio. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán She had put off her outer costume of white linen and stood dressed for the house, the seraglio. The Turquoise Cup, and, the Desert Perhaps also his embarrassment may be increased by a slight resemblance of character in these two illustrious Personages, at least as far as relates to the extent and numbers of their seraglio. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments I have often thought, that if I kept a seraglio, the ladies should all wear linen gowns,—or cotton; I mean stuffs made of vegetable substances. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) During the course of this amazing service, the principal singers and musicians of the seraglio arrived, and sung and played several pieces of very sweet Turkish music. The Life of Lord Byron Revolutions were perpetually occurring, which may be traced sometimes to the tyranny of the prince, but more frequently to the factions of the seraglio, the soldiery, or the licentious populace of the capital. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 Were there treasures inside—jewels, or golden ornaments from some Moorish seraglio, or strange coin from far Cathay? A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder Lady Castlemaine had hitherto been the prime favourite in the King's seraglio. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 At these words he started up, and beheld—not his Sophia—no, nor a Circassian maid richly and elegantly attired for the grand Signior's seraglio. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling The description in The Siege of Corinth of the dogs devouring the dead, owes its origin to this incident of the dogs and the body under the walls of the seraglio. The Life of Lord Byron They are carried to a country house, and made to believe they are in the Grand Turk's seraglio. The Pretentious Young Ladies A female scream—was heard, as, at the signal from Tippoo, the guards of his seraglio advanced to receive the closed litter from the attendants of the Begum. The Surgeon's Daughter The milliners' shops, where the pretty seamstresses sat sewing all day in sight of the street, reminding the Parisians of seraglios, were never empty of those who had money to spend. The Eve of the French Revolution My seraglio was ample, my choice was free, my appetite was keen. Memoirs of My Life and Writings The great seraglio was not accessible beyond the courts, except in those apartments where the Sultan receives his officers and visitors of state. The Life of Lord Byron I have often thought, that, if I kept a seraglio, the ladies should all wear linen gowns, or cotton—I mean stuffs made of vegetable substances. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. This part of his life Hudson used to make the era of many strange adventures; and, if he could himself be believed, he had made wild work among the affections of the Emperor's seraglio. Peveril of the Peak Her lips were bright red, glistening with the juice of the fruit, as though they had been painted and perfumed with some seraglio face-paint. The Fat and the Thin A political dependent of Yasmini's father had built it as a haven for his favorite paramour when jealousy in his seraglio had made peace at home impossible. Guns of the Gods I am persuaded, by different circumstances, that Byron could not have been in those sacred chambers of any of the seraglios. The Life of Lord Byron And there are sultans and sultanas and seraglios existing in England under English forms. Getting Married Indeed, when Ruth waited a moment before spelling" seraglio," Rosa in her haste blurted out the word, and Julia smiled and there was a little rustle of expectancy. Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret IS not it almost as unconscientious to keep a seraglio of virgin authors under the custody of nurses, as of blooming Circassians? The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 All the world knows what privileges the rare American women doctors enjoy in that land of sealed seraglios. Guns of the Gods In the afternoon, about four o’clock, I set out for the seraglio with Dr Teriano, the Vizier’s physician, and the Vizier’s Italian secretary. The Life of Lord Byron "Who was it that sang that song beneath the seraglio walls?" The Circassian Slave, or, the Sultan's favorite : a story of Constantinople and the Caucasus This unseen universe was thronged with the most seductive shapes: the Professor moved Sultan-like through a seraglio of ideas. The Descent of Man and Other Stories The next day my sultan walked over to the widowed hens, and took all his seraglio with him. Roughing It in the Bush Lungs, I will set a period To all thy labours; thou shalt be the master Of my seraglio. The Alchemist "You shall," came echoed back from the palaces of Vienna, from the dome of the Kremlin, from the seraglio of the Turk, and, in tones deeper, stronger, more resolute, from constitutional, liberty-loving, happy England. Napoleon Bonaparte They came evidently from beyond the seraglio wall, and from some boatman on the river. The Circassian Slave, or, the Sultan's favorite : a story of Constantinople and the Caucasus The victims were bred up for the purpose in the king’s seraglio, and their minds had been so powerfully wrought upon by the fetish men that they went cheerfully to their fate. The Golden Bough One week before we started on our journey, the Khan was received by the sultan in his seraglio. Frederick the Great and His Family Then said the youth, "A stranger has found entrance into thy seraglio, and is dishonouring thee, along with a girl who is one of thy concubines." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 Surely these weak beings are only fit for the seraglio! Vindication of the Rights of Woman It was the preconcerted signal, and springing to her feet, Komel stole quickly to that part of the seraglio wall nearest the water. The Circassian Slave, or, the Sultan's favorite : a story of Constantinople and the Caucasus The Sultan advanced and attacked Kambampeta, where, after his capture of the place, he slew every man, woman, and child in the city, seizing the females of Sitapati's household for his own seraglio. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India Hence, perhaps, it is that so many old chaps in Utah have young and blooming wives in their seraglios, and so many young men have only one. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 4: To California and Return The boy replied, "Command that every beautiful woman in thy seraglio pass before thee unveiled, that the truth of this matter may be made apparent." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 If women are to be made virtuous by authority, which is a contradiction in terms, let them be immured in seraglios and watched with a jealous eye. Vindication of the Rights of Woman But let us look back for a moment at the scene on the other side of the seraglio wall where we left the guard overcome by the boy. The Circassian Slave, or, the Sultan's favorite : a story of Constantinople and the Caucasus In two minutes the clock was deposed and that chest became the sultana in my seraglio of beauteous things. The Virgin of the Sun Never is this lugubrious handkerchief thrown into the seraglio without being picked up. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo She confessed that she loved a handsome slave and had privately introduced him into the seraglio. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 In the recesses of his seraglio, the Celestial King, judging that the time had come for the conclusion of his mission, swallowed gold leaf until he ascended to Heaven. Eminent Victorians It was but a few hours subsequent to the scene which we have just described, that Komel was again seated in the seraglio gardens on the gentle slope where it curves towards the sea. The Circassian Slave, or, the Sultan's favorite : a story of Constantinople and the Caucasus They furnish with beauties the seraglios of the Turkish Sultan, of the Persian Sophy, and of all those who are wealthy enough to purchase and maintain such precious merchandise. Letters on England In Ceylon a closely allied, wild species, the Gallus Stanleyi, is known to fight desperately "in defence of his seraglio," so that one of the combatants is frequently found dead. The Descent of Man During my father’s lifetime, my mother had been supplied with rich dresses by one of the merchants who was employed by the ladies of the grand seignior’s seraglio. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales With this view he confiscated on all sides the property of his subjects, whilst his worthy mother stripped the seraglios she visited of the gems they contained. The History of Caliph Vathek He was the child of a seraglio, whose mothers were chosen for beauty alone, and how could he escape being handsome? The Circassian Slave, or, the Sultan's favorite : a story of Constantinople and the Caucasus Even, frequently, when the small-pox became epidemical, trade was suspended for several years, which thinned very considerably the seraglios of Persia and Turkey. Letters on England In Yildiz Kiosk, the tyrant who still throve there conferred on her the Order of Chastity, and offered her the central couch in his seraglio. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story The lady who bought my brother Saladin’s vase was the favourite of the Sultan, and all-powerful in the seraglio. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales As long as poor old Smith's seraglio seemed pretty various, variety was the sign of madness: now, because it's turning out to be a bit monochrome—now monotony is the sign of madness. Manalive She is not, startling as it may seem, my disinherited daughter, or a member of my secret seraglio. The Club of Queer Trades The company, dispersed in happy groups, or reposing on seraglio ottomans, drinking lemonade and sherbet beautiful Fatimas admiring, or being admired—'Everything here quite correct, appropriate, and picturesque,' repeated Mrs. Dareville. The Absentee It was said that, on the very day of that great humiliation, the King feasted with the ladies of his seraglio, and amused himself with hunting a moth about the supper room. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 A terrible fire broke out near the walls of the grand seignior’s seraglio. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales The fact, though rather startling, is not incredible, if, like Huayna Capac, they counted seven hundred wives in their seraglio. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas It was a seraglio that appealed to every eye, and fulfilled every fancy. The Magic Skin I would not exchange this one little English girl for the Grand Turk’s whole seraglio, gazelle-eyes, houri forms, and all!” Jane Eyre They had magnificent palaces, enchanting gardens, seraglios filled with beautiful women. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science It was late in the evening, and she ordered it should remain where it was that night, and that it should be brought to the seraglio the next morning. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales Armchairs wide as beds and sofas deep as alcoves suggested voluptuous idleness and the somnolent life of the seraglio. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola In my imaginary seraglio I have all the women that I have never possessed. The Magic Skin Madame, those to whom a woman is merely a woman can always purchase odalisques fit for the seraglio, and achieve their happiness at a small cost. The Magic Skin |
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