The Thousand and One Nights: Or, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments

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Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1858 - 553 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 132 - What wouldst thou have ? I am ready to obey thee as thy slave, and the slave of all those who have that lamp in their hands; both I and the other slaves of the lamp.
Pàgina 89 - ... ministers, favourites, and other people of his court ; before him, upon the same elephant, an officer carries a golden lance in his hand, and behind the throne there is another, who stands upright with a column of gold, on the top of which...
Pàgina 355 - ... town to sell. One day, when Ali Baba was in the forest, and had just cut wood enough to load his asses, he saw at a distance a great cloud of dust, which seemed to approach towards him.
Pàgina 25 - Fish, fish, art thou doing thy duty ?" At these words, the fish lifted up their heads, and answered, " Yes, yes, we are : if you reckon, we reckon ; if you pay your debts, we pay ours ; if you fly. we conquer, and are content.
Pàgina 70 - I saw likewise other fish about a cubit in length, that had heads like owls. As I was one day at the port after my return, a ship arrived...
Pàgina 71 - I had before me one of the legs of the bird, which was as big as the trunk of a tree. I tied myself strongly to it with the cloth that went round my turban, in hopes that when the roc* flew away next morning, she would carry me with her out of this desert island.
Pàgina 90 - Though the present we send you be inconsiderable, receive it however as a brother and a friend, in consideration of the hearty friendship which we bear for you, and of which we are willing to give you proof. We desire the same part in your friendship, considering that we believe it to be our merit, being of the same dignity with yourself. We conjure you this in quality of a brother. Adieu.
Pàgina 80 - The living husband is interred with the dead wife, and the living wife with the dead husband. Nothing can save me; every one must submit to this law.
Pàgina 321 - I sent you those thousand pieces of gold by my grand vizier Giafar, who obeyed my commands, as I was commander of the faithful? But instead of believing me, you endeavour to distract me by your contradictions, and maintain with obstinacy that I am your son ; but you shall not go long unpunished.
Pàgina 331 - Zobeide, once more I repeat, that I know not who was the author of that saying, That women sometimes lose their wits, but I am sure you make it good.

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