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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night.Volume 1.by Richard F. Burton.Foreword.This
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night.Volume 1.by Richard F. Burton.Foreword.This work, labourious as it may appear, has been to me a labour of love, an unfailing source of solace and satisfaction. During my long years of official banishment to the
- 301 What place can ever charm me so again ?In Arabic it scans: U - U | U - - - | U - U | U - U - | A-arhalu'en Misrin wa tibi na'imihil[FN#455]U - U | U - - - | U - U | U - U - | Fa-ayyu makanin ba'daha li-ya shaiku.In referring to iii. A. I. p
- 302 - | - | - | U U - U - | U U - U - | U U - - | Taken isolated, on the other hand, the second Bayt might be of the metre Rajaz, whose first 'Aruz Mustaf'ilun has two Azrub: one equal to the Aruz, the other Maf'ulun as above, but here subst.i.
- 303 "Behold! I see the haven nigh at hand, To which I mean my wearie course to bend; Vere the main shete, and bear up with the land The which afore is fairly to be ken'd."Nothing of importance now indeed remains for me but briefly to estimate t
- 304 Ali the Persian and the Kurd Sharper, iv.Ali Shar and Zumurrud, iv.Ali bin Tahir and the girl Muunis, v.Al Malik al-Nasir (Saladin) and the Three Chiefs of Police, iv.Almsgiving, The Woman whose hands were cut off for, iv.Amin (Al-) and his uncle Ibrahim
- 305 Death (The Angel of) with the Proud King and the Devout Man, v.Death (The Angel of) and the Rich King, v.Debauchee and the Three-year-old Child, The, vi.Desert (The old woman who dwelt in the) and the pilgrim, v.Device (The Wife's) to cheat her husba
- 306 Ibrahim.bin al-Mahdi and Al-Amin, v.Ibrahim.bin al-Mahdi and the Barber Surgeon, iv.Ibrahim.bin al-Mahdi and the Merchant's Sister, iv.Ifrit's mistress and the King's Son, The, vi.Ignorant man who set up for a Schoolmaster, The, v.Ikrimah a
- 307 Masrur and Zayn al-Mawasif, viii.Medinah (Al-), The Lovers of, vii.Merchant of Oman, The, ix.Merchant and the Robbers, The, ix.Merchant and the two Sharpers, The, iii.Merchant's Sister, Ibrahim bin al-Mahdi and the, iv.Merchant's Wife, The King&
- 308 Shahryar and his brother, King (Introduction), i.Shahryar (King) and his brother, i.Shams al-Nahar, Ali bin Bakkar and, iii.Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police, The, iv.Sharper, Ali the Persian and the Kurd, iv.Sharper, The Chief of the Kus Poli
- 309 Yahya bin Khalid and the Forger, iv.Yahya bin Khalid and Mansur, iv.Yahya bin Khalid and the Poor Man, v.Yaman (The Man of Al-) and his six slave-girls, iv.Yaman (The Wazir of Al-) and his young brother, v.Yunus the Scribe and the Caliph Walid bin Sahl, v
- 310 Alexandria's a frontier, viii. 289.All crafts are like necklaces strung on a string, i. 308.All drinks wherein is blood the Law unclean Doth hold, i. 89.All sons of woman albe long preserved, iv. 63."Allah a.s.sain those eyne! What streams of bl
- 311 Beware of losing hearts of men by s.h.i.+ne injurious deed, x. 50.Beware that eye glance which hath magic might, iii. 252.Black girls in acts are white, and 'tis as though, iv. 251.Black girls not white are they, iv. 251.Blame not! said I to all who
- 312 Each thing of things hath his appointed tide, v. 294.Easy, O Fate! how long this wrong, this injury, iii. 329.Eight glories meet, all, all conjoined in thee, iii. 271.Enough for lovers in this world their ban and bane, iv. 205.Enough of tears hath shed th
- 313 He came in sable hued sacque, iv. 263.He came to see me, hiding 'neath the s.h.i.+rt of night, iv. 252.He comes; and fawn and branch and moon delight these eyne, iv.142.He cometh robed and bending gracefully, ii. 287.He heads his arrows with piles of
- 314 I ask of you from every rising sun, i. 238.I asked of Bounty, "Art thou free?" v. 93.I asked the author of mine ills, ii. 60.I bade adieu, my right hand wiped my tears away, ii. 113.I attained by my wits, x. 44.I bear a hurt heart, who will sell
- 315 I swear by that fair face's life I'll love but thee, iv. 246.I thought of estrangement in her embrace, ix. 198.I've been shot by Fortune, and shaft of eye, iii. 175.I've lost patience by despite of you, i. 280.I've sent the ring f
- 316 Lady of beauty, say, who taught thee hard and harsh design, iii.5.Laud not long hair, except it be dispread, ii. 230.Laud to my Lord who gave thee all of loveliness, iv. 143.Leave this blame, I will list to no enemy's blame! iii. 61.Leave this thy de
- 317 143.My love a meeting promised me and kept it faithfully, iii. 195.My loved one's name in cheerless solitude aye cheereth me, v. 59.My lover came in at the close of night, iv. 124.My lover came to me one night, iv. 252.My mind's withdrawn from Z
- 318 O pa.s.sing Fair I have none else but thee, vii. 365.O pearl-set mouth of friend, iv. 231.O pearly mouth of friend, who set those pretty pearls in line, iv. 231.O Rose, thou rare of charms that dost contain, viii. 275.O sire, be not deceived by worldly jo
- 319 Pink cheeks and eyes enpupil'd black have dealt me sore despight, viii. 69.Pleaseth me more the fig than every fruit viii. 269.Pleaseth me yon Hazar of mocking strain v.48.Pleasure and health, good cheer, good appet.i.te, ii. 102.Ply me and also my m
- 320 She who my all of love by love of her hath won, viii. 254.Shoulder thy tray and go straight to thy goal, i. 278.Showed me Sir Such-an-one a sight, and what a sight! iv. 193.Silent I woned and never owned my love v. 151.Silky her skin and silk that zoned w
- 321 The Nile-flood this day is the gain you own, i. 290.The p.e.n.i.s smooth and round was made with a.n.u.s best to match it, iii. 303.The phantom of Soada came by night to wake me, viii. 337.The poor man fares by everything opposed, ix. 291.The Prophet saw
- 322 Thy shape with willow branch I dare compare, iv. 255.Thy shape's temptation, eyes as Houri's fain, viii. 47.Thy sight hath never seen a fairer sight, ii. 292.Thy writ, O Masrur, stirred my sprite to pine, viii. 245.Time falsed our union and divi
- 323 Were it said to me while the flame is burning within me, vii.282.Were not the Murk of gender male, x. 60.What ails the Beauty, she returneth not? v. 137.What ails the Raven that he croaks my lover's house hard by, viii. 242.What can the slave do when
- 324 With all my soul I'll ransom him who came to me in gloom, vii.253.With Allah take I refuge from whatever driveth me, iv. 254.With fire they boiled me to loose my tongue, i. 132.With heavy back parts, high b.r.e.a.s.t.s delicate, ii. 98.With thee that
- 325 c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.INDEX IV.--B.TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE BRES
- 326 41. Jaafar ben Yehya[FN#461] and the Man who forged a Letter in his Name dlxvi [566]42. Er Res.h.i.+d and the Barmecides dlxvii [567]43. Ibn es Semmak and Er Res.h.i.+d dlxviii [568]44. El Mamoun and Zubeideh dlxviii [568]45. Ali s.h.i.+r[FN#462] and Zumm
- 327 j. The Unjust King and the t.i.ther dcccxcix [899]ja. Story of David and Solomon dcccxcix [899]k. The Thief and the Woman dcccxcix [899]l. The Three Men and our Lord Jesus dcccci [901]la. The Disciple's Story dcccci [901]m. The Dethroned King whose K
- 328 4. The Three Apples xix [19]5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his Son Bedreddin Ha.s.san xx [20]6. Story of the Hunchback xxv [25]a. The Christian Broker's Story xxv [25]b. The Controller's Story xxvii [27]c. The Jewish Physician's Story xxviii
- 329 77. King Kisra Anous.h.i.+rwan and the Village Damsel ccclx.x.xix [389]78. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith's Wife cccxc [390]79. Khusrau and s.h.i.+rin and the Fisherman cccxci [391]80. Yehya ben Khalid and the Poor Man cccxci [391]81. Mohammed e
- 330 142. El Asmai and the three Girls of Ba.s.sora dclx.x.xvi [686]143. Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil dclx.x.xvii [687]144. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh dclx.x.xviii [688]145. The Bedouin and his Wife dcxci [691]146. The Lovers of Ba.s.sora dcxciii [693]14
- 331 By W. F. KIRBY Author of "Ed-Dimiryaht: an Oriental Romance," "The New Arabian Nights," &c.The European editions of the Thousand and One Nights, even excluding the hundreds of popular editions which have nothing specially noticeable ab
- 332 The British Museum has just acquired a Portuguese translation of Galland, in 4 volumes: "As Mil e uma Noites, Contos Arabes,"published by Ernesto Chardron, Editor, Porto e Braga, 1881.There are two editions of a modern Greek work in the British
- 333 (This incident is common in fiction; we find it in the genuine Nights in Nos. 154a and 201.) The Wife with Two Husbands (No. 256)--A well-known Eastern story; it may be found in Wells' "Mehemet the Kurd," pp. 121-127, taken from the Forty V
- 334 Turn to the right along the wall, and stand still when you reach the third tower, where we will await you. As soon as we see you we will throw you a rope; bind it round your waist, and we will draw you up. The rest will be easy." "But why need y
- 335 Several complete copies of The Nights were obtained by Europeans about the close of the last or the beginning of the present century; and one of these (in 4 vols.) fell into the bands of the great German Orientalist, Joseph von Hammer. This MS. agrees clo
- 336 Many of these anecdotes, as is candidly admitted by the auth.o.r.ess in her Preface, are found with variations in the Nights, though not translated by her from this source.3. The New Arabian Nights. Select tales not included by Galland or Lane. By W. F. K
- 337 248.--The Wise Heycar.Subsequently to the publication of Gauttier's edition of The Nights, Agoub republished his translation under the t.i.tle of "Le sage Heycar, conte Arabe" (Paris, 1824).A few tales published by Scott in Ouseley's O
- 338 a. The Story of Khoja 'Abdu-llah.4. The Story told by Jew d to Iklilu'l Mulk.a. The Story of Sh b r and Hum .c. The Story of Ghazanfer and R hila.5. The Story of Qara Khan.The following deserve notice from our present point of view:-- The Story
- 339 60. Of a certain King (51).61. Of a Pious Man (52).62. Of Abul Ha.s.san Ezeada (53).63. Of a Merchant (54).64. Of a Man of Bagdad (55).65. Of Modavikil (56).*66. Of Virdan in the time of Hakim Veemrelack (N.B.--He built the Mosque in going from Cairo to H
- 340 162. Of a King, his Son, and the Vizir Shemar (161).*163. Of a Merchant and the Thieves.*164. Of Abousir and Aboukir (162).*165. Abdulak El Beri and Abdulak El Backari (163).*166. Of Haroun al Raschid.167. Of the Merchant Abul Ha.s.san al-Omani (164).168.
- 341 1. Apologues orientaux, par l'abbe Blanchet.2. Melanges de litterature orientale, par Cardonne. (Paris, 2 vols. 1770.) 3. Nerar et Meloe, roman oriental, par H. B. Deblanes (1759).4. Contes orientaux, par M. de la Dixmerie.5. Les Cinq Cent Matinees e
- 342 10. Eastern Tales, by many story-tellers. Compiled and edited from ancient and modern authors by Mrs. Valentine, author of "Sea Fights and Land Battles," &c. (Chandos Cla.s.sics.) In her preface, the auth.o.r.ess states that the tales "are
- 343 jj. Story of King Suleiman Shah and his Sons |...| 8 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| + |...| 2 |...|...| I |...|...|...k. Of the speedy Relief of G.o.d . . . . . |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...kk. Sto
- 344 206. Story of the Bang-Eater and the Cauzee . . . |...|...| 6 | 3 | 6 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|11 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...a. Story of the Bang-Eater and his wife . . |...|...| 6 | 3 | 6 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|11 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...b
- 345 N.B.--In using this Table, some allowance must be made for differences in the t.i.tles of many of the tales in different editions.For the contents of the printed text, I have followed the lists in Mr. Payne's "Tales from the Arabic," vol. iii.And here
- 346 [FN#38] Arab. "Wa la Kabbata hamiyah," a Cairene vulgarism meaning, "There came nothing to profit him nor to rid the people of him."[FN#39] Arab. "Kammir," i.e. brown it before the fire, toast it.[FN#40] It is insinuated that he had lied till he him
- 347 [FN#83] Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, son of Al-Mu'tazz bi 'llah, the 13th Abbaside, and great-great-grandson of Harun al-Ras.h.i.+d. He was one of the most renowned poets of the third century (A.H.) and died A.D. 908, strangled by the partisans of his neph
- 348 These are distributed into two sub-cla.s.ses; (a) the marvellous and purely imaginative (e.g. Jamasp and the Serpent Queen) and (b) the realistic mixed with instructive fables and moral instances. (2) The stories and anecdotes peculiarly Arab, relating to
- 349 [FN#170] The short paper by "P. R." in the Gentleman's Magazine (Feb. 19th, 1799, vol. lxix. p. 61) tells us that MSS. of The Nights were scarce at Aleppo and that he found only two vols.(280 Nights) which he had great difficulty in obtaining leave to
- 350 were first printed in 1724, 2 vols. in 12mo. Hence, I presume, Lowndes' mistake.[FN#214] M. Caussin (de Perceval), Professeur of Arabic at the Imperial Library, who edited Galland in 1806, tells us that he found there only two MSS., both imperfect. The f
- 351 "The good (fellow?) Haroun Alrasch'id,"a misp.r.o.nunciation which suggests only a rasher of bacon. Why will not poets mind their quant.i.ties, in lieu of stultifying their lines by childish ignorance? What can be more painful than Byron's "They laid
- 352 [FN#295] My attention has been called to the resemblance between the half-lie and Job (i. 13- 19).[FN#296] Boccaccio (ob. Dec. 2, 1375), may easily have heard of The Thousand Nights and a Night or of its archetype the Hazar Afsanah. He was followed by the
- 353 [FN#332] I have elsewhere noted its strict conservatism which, however, it shares with all Eastern faiths in the East. But progress, not quietism, is the principle which governs humanity and it is favoured by events of most different nature. In Egypt the
- 354 [FN#367] De la Femme, Paris, 1827.[FN#368] Die l.u.s.tseuche des Alterthum's, Halle, 1839.[FN#369] See his exhaustive article on (Grecian) "Paederastie" in the Allgemeine Encyclopaedie of Ersch and Gruber, Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1837. He carefully traces
- 355 [FN#408] See Mantegazza loc. cit. who borrows from the These de Paris of Dr. Abel Hureau de Villeneuve, "Frictiones per coitum productae magnum mucosae membranae v.a.g.i.n.alis turgorem, ac simul hujus cuniculi coarctationem tam maritis salacibus quaerit
- 356 [FN#451] This Fasilah is more accurately called sughra, the smaller one, there is another Fasilah kubra, the greater, consisting of four moved letters followed by a quiescent, or of a Sabab sakil followed by a Watad majmu'. But it occurs only as a variat
- 357 Supplemental Nights.Volume 11.by Richard F. Burton.Foreword.After offering my cordial thanks to friends and subscribers who have honoured "The Thousand Nights and a Night" (Kama Shastra Society) with their patronage and approbation, I would inform them
- 358 THE TEN WAZIRS: OR THE HISTORY OF KING AZADBAKHT AND HIS SON.[FN#130]There was once, of old days, a king of the kings, whose name was Azadbakht; his capital was hight Kunaym Madud[FN#131] and his kingdom extended to the confines of Sistan[FN#132] and from
- 359 There was once a man, a village headman,[FN#165] Abu Sabir hight, and he had much black cattle and a buxom wife, who had borne him two sons. They abode in a certain hamlet and there used to come thither a lion and rend and devour Abu Sabir's herd, so tha
- 360 Of Clemency.When it was the seventh day, the seventh Wazir, whose name was Bihkamal,[FN#205] came in to the king and prostrating himself to him, said, "O king, what doth thy long-suffering with this youth profit thee? Indeed the folk talk of thee and of
- 361 There was once a king named Sulayman Shah, who was goodly of policy and rede, and he had a brother who died and left a daughter; so Sulayman Shah reared her with the best of rearing and the girl became a model of reason and perfection, nor was there in he
- 362 "Ho thou, Sharik, O Amru-son is there fro' Death repair? * O brother to men brotherless, brother to all in care!O brother of Al-Nu'uman an old man this day spare, * An old man slain and Allah deign fair meed for thee prepare!"Quoth Sharik, "On me be
- 363 There came to a king of the kings, in his old age, a son, who grew up comely, quickwitted, clever: and, when he reached years of discretion and became a young man, his father said to him, "Take this realm and rule it in lieu of me, for I desire to flee f
- 364 The Tale of the Simpleton Husband.[FN#371]There was once in olden time a foolish man and an ignorant, who had abounding wealth, and his wife was a beautiful woman, who loved a handsome youth. The Cicisbeo used to watch for her husband's absence and come
- 365 Then he sat down again upon the throne of his kings.h.i.+p, whilst the Minister stood between his hands and they returned to their former estate, but they had naught of worldly wealth. Presently the king said to his Wazir, "How shall we continue tarrying
- 366 and she questioned him of the new-born child, an it was male or female. Quoth he, "'Tis a girl;" and quoth she, "That girl will wh.o.r.e with an hundred men and a hireling shall wed her and a spider shall slay her." When the hired man heard this, he
- 367 The Tale of the King and his Chamberlain's Wife.[FN#488]There was once, in days of yore and in ages and times long gone before, a King of the kings of the Persians, who was much addicted to the love of fair women. His courtiers spoke him of the wife of a
- 368 and quoth Salim, "The cutting of gems and jewels." When the man heard this, he said to himself, "'Twill do me no hurt if I imprison him and fetter him and bring him that whereat he may work. An he tell truth, I will let him live, and if he prove a lia
- 369 [FN#12] Arab. "Ta'am," in Egypt and Somaliland = millet seed (Holcus Sorghum) cooked in various ways. In Barbary it is applied to the local staff of life, Kuskusu, wheaten or other flour damped and granulated by hand to the size of peppercorns, and las
- 370 [FN#61] "Kalb" here is not heart, but stomach. The big toes of the Moslem corpse are still tied in most countries, and in some a sword is placed upon the body; but I am not aware that a knife and sale (both believed to repel evil spirits) are so used in
- 371 [FN#105] The poet means that unlike other fasters he eats meat openly. See Pilgrimage (i. 110), for the popular hypocrisy.[FN#106] Arab. "Batha" the lowlands and plains outside the Meccan Valley. See al-Mas'udi, vi. 157. Mr. (now Sir) W. Muir in his Li
- 372 Jo jako paryo subhao jae na jio-sun; Nim na mitho hoe sichh gur ghio sun.Ne'er shall his nature fall a man whate'er that nature be, The Nim-tree bitter shall remain though drenched with Gur and Ghi.The Nim (Melia Azadirachta) is the "Persian lilac" wh
- 373 [FN#182] A fancy name intended to be Persian [FN#183] i.e. thy Harem, thy women.[FN#184] i.e. thy life hath been unduly prolonged.[FN#185] See Chavis and Cazotte, "Story of Ravia (Arwa!) the Resigned." Dadbin (Persian)=one who looks to justice, a name h
- 374 [FN#227] Arab. "Nafas" lit.=breath. Arabs living in a land of caverns know by experience the danger of asphyxiation in such places.[FN#228] This simple tale is told with much pathos not of words but of sense.[FN#229] Arab. "Ajal"=the appointed day of
- 375 [FN#271] Third Abbaside, A.D. 775-785, vol. vii. 136; ix. 334.[FN#272] This reminds us of the Bir Al-Khatim (Well of the Signet) at Al-Medinah; in which Caliph Osman during his sixth year dropped from his finger the silver ring belonging to the founder of
- 376 [FN#317] i.e. spare pegs and strings, plectra, thumb-guards, etc.[FN#318] Arab. "Hasir," the fine matting used for sleeping on during the hot season in Egypt and Syria.[FN#319] i.e. The bed where the "rough and tumble" had taken place.[FN#320] This wo
- 377 [FN#364] i.e. the resemblance of the supposed sister to his wife. This is a rechauffe of Kamar al-Zaman iid.[FN#365] This leaving a long lock upon the shaven poll is a very ancient practice: we find it amongst the old Egyptians. For the Shushah or top-kno
- 378 [FN#409] This is a fancy t.i.tle, but it suits the tale better than that in the text (xi. 183) "The Richard who lost his wealth and his wits." Mr. Clouston refers to similar stories in Sacchetti and other early Italian novelists.[FN#410] Arab. "Al-Muwa
- 379 [FN#457] Arab. "Al-ajr" which has often occurred.[FN#458] Arab. "Hanut," i.e., leaves of the lotus-tree to be infused as a wash for the corpse; camphor used with cotton to close the mouth and other orifices; and, in the case of a wealthy man, rose-wat
- 380 [FN#501] Arab. "Ihtida,"=divine direction to Huda or salvation.The old bawd was still dressed as a devotee, and keeps up the cant of her caste. No sensible man in the East ever allows a religious old woman to pa.s.s his threshold.[FN#502] In this tale
- 381 [FN#546] I have noted (i. 293) that Kamis ( , Chemise, Cameslia, Camisa) is used in the Hindostani and Bengali dialects.Like its synonyms praetexta and s.h.i.+ft, it has an equivocal meaning and here probably signifies the dress peculiar to Arab devotees
- 382 Supplemental Nights.Volume 2.by Richard F. Burton.AL-MALIK AL-ZAHIR RUKN AL-DIN BIBARS AL- BUNDUKDARI AND THE SIXTEEN CAPTAINS OF POLICE.[FN#1]There was once in the climes[FN#2] of Egypt and the city of Cairo, under the Turks, a king of the valiant kings
- 383 A Merry Jest of a Clever Thief.A thief of the thieves of the Arabs went one night to a certain man's house, to steal from a heap of wheat there, and the people of the house surprised him. Now on the heap was a great copper ta.s.se, and the thief buried h
- 384 "O mine eyes! I swear by him I adore, * Whom pilgrims seek thronging Arafat; An thou call my name on the grave of me, * I'll reply to thy call tho' my bones go rot: I crave none for friend of my heart save thee; * So believe me, for true are the well-b
- 385 Thereupon the Head wept exceeding sore and cried, "O my lady, indeed thou hast solaced my heart, and I have naught but my life; so take it." She replied, "Nay, an I but knew that thou wouldst bring me news of my lord Al-Ras.h.i.+d, 'twere fainer to me
- 386 So, when Maymun saw that which had betided him (and indeed the Jinn smote upon him and the wings of eternal severance overspread his host), he planted the heel of his lance in the earth and turning its head to his heart, urged his charger thereat and pres
- 387 "By the sheen of thy soul and the sheen of thy smile,[FN#297] *Say, moan'st thou for doubt or is't ring-dove's moan?How many have died who by love were slain! * Fails my patience but blaming my blamers wone."Now when she had made an end of her song,
- 388 Indeed, you've burdened weakling me, by strength and force of you * With load no hill hath power t'upheave nor yet the plain low li'en: And I, whenever fain I scent the breeze your land o'erbreathes, *Lose all my wits as though they were bemused with
- 389 Thou art bold in the copy thou sentest! May be * 'Twill increase the dule foreign wight must dree!Thou hast spied me with glance that bequeaths thee woe * Ah! far is thy hope, a mere foreigner's plea!Who art thou, poor freke, that wouldst win my love *
- 390 I wonder seeing how thy love to me * Inclined, while I in heart from love declined: Eke wast thou wont to say in verseful writ, * "Son of the Road[FN#408] no road to me shall find!How oft kings flocked to me with mighty men * And bales on back of Bukhti[
- 391 And twixt the dune and down there shows the fairest flower that blooms * Whose fruitage is granado's fruit with all granado's blee.[FN#435]Forget my lids of eyne their sleep for magic eyes of him; *Naught since he fared but drowsy charms and languorous
- 392 THE SLEEPER AND THE WAKER--Vol. XI. p. 1.Few if the stories in the "Arabian Nights" which charmed our marvelling boyhood were greater favourites than this one, under the t.i.tle of "Abou Ha.s.san; or, the Sleeper Awakened." What recked we in those day
- 393 One day the eking had gone to the chase, and the palace remained void of rivals; so the mother called in her son, kissed his fair face, and told him the tale of her great sorrow. A chamberlain became aware of the secret and another suspicion fell upon him
- 394 And away he went, furnished with a good cuira.s.s, a rapier, and a stiletto in his belt. He was no sooner on his way than the professor slipped out quietly after him, d.o.g.g.i.ng his steps closely, until, trembling with rage, he saw him stop at his own h
- 395 Meat and bread were set before the three brothers, and the prince went out. The eldest said, "The prince is a slave;" the second, "This is dog's flesh;" the youngest, "This bread has grown over the legs of a dead body." The prince heard them. He to
- 396 A miser said to a friend, "I have now a thousand rupees, which I will bury out of the city, and I will not tell the secret to any one besides yourself." They went out of the city together, and buried the money under a tree. Some days after the miser wen
- 397 There was once a king who was noted throughout his dominions for daily boasting of his power and riches. His ministers at length became weary of this self-glorification, and one day when he demanded of them, as usual, whether there existed in the whole wo
- 398 A doleful sight then gan he see; His wife and children three Out of the fire were fled: There they sat, under a thorn, Bare and naked as they were born, Brought out of their bed.A woful man then was he, When he saw them all naked be, The lady said, all so
- 399 On comparing these several versions it will be seen that, while they differ one from another m some of the details, yet the fundamental outline is identical, with the single exception of the Tibetan story, which, in common with Tibetan tales generally, ha
- 400 This is an excellent tale, the incidents occur naturally and the reader's interest in the fortunes of the hero and heroine never flags. The damsel's sojourn with the old Muezzin--her dispatching him daily to the shroff--bears some a.n.a.logy to part of