The Arabian nights' entertainments: or, The thousand and one nights, tr. from the Fr. of m. Galland by G.S. Beaumont, Volum 21811 |
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acquainted affliction agreeable answered appeared arrived astonished astrolabe attendants Bagdad Bahadar barber Barmecide bastinado beauty Behram brother caliph Camaral cause charming commanded conducted confident continued corse cried Damascus Danhasch daughter desire discourse door dress Ebn Thaher entered eunuch eyes fair Persian father favor friends garden gave Giondar give grand-vizier Haïatalnefous hand happy heard honor hump-back immediately informed inquired Isle of Ebony jeweller judge Khacan king of China King Schahzaman knew length Madam Maimoune majesty Margiana marriage Marzavan merchant mistress Mussulman night Noureddin obliged occasion opened ordered palace passed perceived person pieces of gold pleasure presented Prince Amgiad Prince Assad Prince Camaralzaman prince of Persia Princess Badoura queen received remained replied retired returned robbers Schemselnihar scimitar shewed slave soon sooner speak suffer sultan surprised talisman tears tell thought tion took vizier wait wife wish words young lady
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Pàgina 336 - She at length returned to the apartment of the Princess of the Isle of Ebony, to whom she related the subject of her joy, begging her nevertheless not to disclose the secret, and entrusting her with the measures she thought it necessary to adopt, before she discovered herself to Prince Camaralzaman, or acknowledged who he himself was.
Pàgina 111 - They obeyed, and while they were thus employed, the lady called another slave, and ordered her to take my brother with her, and do what she knew, and bring him back to her again. Backbarah, who heard this order, got up quickly, and going to the old woman, who also rose...
Pàgina 304 - I am not mistaken, has more assurance than any who has yet appeared, is just arrived, and pretends that you will be cured as soon as you read this note, and see what it encloses. I wish he may be neither a liar, nor an impostor.
Pàgina 322 - I shall feel the greatest pleasure at being the only person in the great kingdom of the Isle of Ebony who really knows you, while you govern it with the wisdom you have displayed at the commencement of your reign. I asked you to love me, but now I declare to you that I shall be fully satisfied if you do not refuse me your friendship.
Pàgina 315 - ... to the lodging that was engaged for her. He received her as the son of a king who was his friend and ally, with whom he had always lived on terms of amity, and conducted her to his palace, where he lodged her and her whole suite, notwithstanding her earnest entreaties to be permitted to have a lodging to herself. He conferred upon her all the honours imaginable, besides regaling her for three days with extraordinary magnificence.
Pàgina 104 - When they were finished, Bacbouc carried them to the miller, who asked him what he must have for his pains. My brother answered, he would be content with twenty dirhens of silver.
Pàgina 318 - Ebony, was conducted to the princess Badoura, whom every one supposed to be a man, with a magnificence truly royal. The ceremonies being completed, they were left alone, and retired to rest. The next morning, while the princess Badoura received the compliments of a large assembly of courtiers on...
Pàgina 212 - Schemselnihar said many other obliging things to the jeweller, after which she returned to her palace. The jeweller went immediately to give an account of this visit to the prince of Persia; who said to him, as soon as he saw him, "I have expected you impatiently. The trusty slave has brought me a letter from her mistress, but it does not relieve me.
Pàgina 316 - The marriage being thus agreed on and concluded, the ceremony of the nuptials was appointed for the following day ; and the princess Badoura took that opportunity of acquainting her officers, who still supposed her to be prince Camaralzaman, of what was to take place, that they might not be astonished at it; and she assured them that the princess Badoura had given her consent. She spoke of it to her women also, charging them to continue faithful to the secret. The king of the Island of Ebony, overjoyed...
Pàgina 378 - ... -refuge with queen Margiana; but you well know her implacable hatred to our religion, and to all, who profess it. She will not fail to seize our ship, and condemn us all to death, without ,mercy. I see but one remedy, which may perhaps succeed. I propose that we take off the chains from the mussulman, who is with us, and dress him as a slave. When queen Margiana, sends for me to appear before her, and asks me what...