The Thousand and One Nights; Or, the Arabian Night's EntertainmentsPhillips, Sampson, 1854 - 556 pages |
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Abarikaff Abon Hassan Ahmed Aladdin Ali Baba Amgrad Amirala appeared Arabian knight arms arrived attended Badoura Bagdad Bahader Balsora beautiful became Beder Bedreddin began bird Black Isle brother caliph Camaralzaman Caucasus cause charming Codadad Cogia command conduct continued cried danger daughter dear death dervise desire door Dorathil-goase emir enemy entered eunuch eyes fairy father fear Fetnah fortune Ganem gave genie genii Giafar grand vizier Habib Haboul hand happy Harran heard heaven hero hope horse husband Ilzaide immediately Isle king knew lady magician manner merchant Morgiana morning mother night Nisabic Noureddin ordered palace passed perceived Persia pieces of gold present prince prince of Persia princess punishment queen received rejoiced replied Salamis Samandal scimetar seized sight sisters slave soon story stranger suffer sultan tent thee thou threw told took wife woman young Zeyn Zobeide
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Page 34 - And to shew you," said Zobeide, with a serious countenance, " that what we demand of you is not a new thing among us, rise up, and read what is written over our gate on the inside.
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