Arabian nights' entertainments, illustr. by J.E. Millais, J. Tenniel, J.D. Watson. People's ed1882 |
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Abdalla African magician Aladdin Aladdin's mother Ali Baba Allah answered appeared arrived asked astonishment Baba Mustapha Bagdad beautiful began Black Isles brother brought calenders caliph captain carried Cassim cave Cogia Houssain concealed court cried daughter dear death door Douban dressed endeavoured entered entreat eunuchs exclaimed eyes father favour finished fisherman gave Genie genii give grand vizier hand head heard honour horse husband immediately instantly island King lady lamp live MACASSAR OIL majesty manner marriage merchant Morgiana morning Moussoul never night obliged palace passed perceived piece of gold porter present Prince Princess Badroulboudour ready received replied request retired returned rich robbers satisfied seen Sindbad SINDBAD THE SAILOR sister slaves soon speak Sultan surprised tears tell thee thing thou thought threw told took tree vessel voyage wait walked whole wife wish woman words Zobeide
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Seite 17 - I told him that I was well versed in the science of laws, both human and divine, that I was a grammarian, a poet, and, above all, that I wrote remarkably well.
Seite 59 - ... excuse that she was sorry that she had made her stay so long, but that she could not find it sooner. Ali Baba's wife went home, set the measure upon the heap of gold, filled it...
Seite 48 - I am ready to bestow the princess my daughter upon him ; therefore, good woman, go and tell him so, and I will wait till you bring me his answer.
Seite 47 - At that summons the genie appeared, and said: "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.
Seite 4 - I directly procured proper dresses for her, and after marrying her in due form, she embarked with me, and we set sail. During our voyage, I found my wife possessed of so many good qualities, that I loved her every day more and more. In the meantime, my two brothers, who had not traded so advantageously as myself, and who were jealous of my prosperity, began to feel exceedingly envious. They even went so far as to conspire against my life ; for one night, while my wife and I were asleep, they threw...
Seite 64 - Baba, in imitation of the dancers by profession, who make use of this practice to excite the liberality of the spectators. Ali Baba threw a piece of gold into the tabor. Morgiana then presented it to his son, who followed his father's example. Cogia Houssain, who saw that she was advancing towards him for the same purpose, had already taken his purse from his bosom to contribute his present, and was putting his hand...
Seite 18 - Is it possible, you have never heard any one speak of the great Epitimarus, king of the Ebony Isle, a place so called from the great quantity of that precious wood, which it produces. I am the princess, his daughter. " The king, my father, had chosen for my husband a prince, who was my cousin ; but on the very night of our nuptials, in the midst of the rejoicings of the court and capital of the Isle of Ebony, and before I had been given to my husband, a Genius took me away.
Seite 35 - Kela is very rich and powerful, and the isle of Bells, which is about two days journey in extent, is also subject to him. The inhabitants are so barbarous that they still eat human flesh.
Seite 29 - I desired her to ask the price of it. In answer to her, he said, " I will sell it to her for neither silver nor gold ; but I will make her a present of it, if she will have the condescension to permit me to kiss her cheek.
Seite 10 - I endeavoured, but in vain, to bring her to a sense of her duty ; and finding that all my arguments only increased her obstinacy, I at last desisted and left her. She continued to visit her lover every day, and for two years she was inconsolable. I went a second time to the Palace of Tears while she was there. I hid myself as before, and heard her say : " It is now three years since you...