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Definition of Peris
1. peri [n] - See also: peri
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peris
Literary usage of Peris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anthology of Russian Literature from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Leo Wiener (1903)
"THE peris Her sins atoned by tears of sorrow, Those penitential tears scarce dry
... Through starry space, the soul embracing, White peris take their flight ..."
2. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"peris), in Oriental mythology, certain gentle spirits,—offspring of the fallen
angels and themselves constituting a link between man and angel,—who dwell in ..."
3. Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: Reminiscences by Oliver Hampton Smith (1858)
"... hearts arc sleeping, forever blest; Where wandering peris love to rest; Where
the sky and the earth are softly fair, Bury her there—bury her there ! ..."
4. Highways and Byways in North Wales by Arthur Granville Bradley (1898)
"... peris. of the Welsh princes and two celebrities at any rate were here for
years in durance vile. The first was Owen Goch, the third brother of Llewelyn ..."
5. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany (1829)
"The king called four of the peris who were well acquainted with the road, ...
Two of the peris stood by him, while the other two went to gather fruit. ..."
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