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... female slaves , loved him ; and he used to keep company with the King , and recite verses to him , and relate to him strange anecdotes . But still he sold and bought in the market of the merchants ; and there used to sit at his shop a ...
... female slaves , loved him ; and he used to keep company with the King , and recite verses to him , and relate to him strange anecdotes . But still he sold and bought in the market of the merchants ; and there used to sit at his shop a ...
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... female slaves approached with a graceful and conceited gait , resembling moons , dazzling the sight , and confounding the imagination . They stood in ranks , looking like the black - eyed damsels of Paradise ; and after them came ten ...
... female slaves approached with a graceful and conceited gait , resembling moons , dazzling the sight , and confounding the imagination . They stood in ranks , looking like the black - eyed damsels of Paradise ; and after them came ten ...
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... female slaves to seat themselves , each of them in her proper place , upon a couch : so each sat before a window ; and she commanded them to sing ; whereupon one of them took her lute , and sang thus : - Repeat the message a second time ...
... female slaves to seat themselves , each of them in her proper place , upon a couch : so each sat before a window ; and she commanded them to sing ; whereupon one of them took her lute , and sang thus : - Repeat the message a second time ...
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... female slaves , therefore , came to them , and , lifting them up , brought them back into the chamber , and sprinkled upon them some rose - water ; and when they recovered , they found not Abu - l - Hasan ; for he had hidden himself by ...
... female slaves , therefore , came to them , and , lifting them up , brought them back into the chamber , and sprinkled upon them some rose - water ; and when they recovered , they found not Abu - l - Hasan ; for he had hidden himself by ...
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Stanley Lane-Poole. she stationed by them , and ten female slaves from among the singing - girls , and , having dismissed all the rest of the slave - girls to their apartments , ordered some of those who remained present to play upon the ...
Stanley Lane-Poole. she stationed by them , and ten female slaves from among the singing - girls , and , having dismissed all the rest of the slave - girls to their apartments , ordered some of those who remained present to play upon the ...
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A. H. Bullen abode Abu-l-Hasan acquainted Ahmad Ed-Denef Ali the son Allah answered arose art thou Aslan Baghdad beauty and loveliness beheld Bekkar beloved brother brought Dahnash damsel daughter desire door dost thou Edited Efrit El-Amjad El-As'ad El-Ma'mun Emir entered Er-Rashid eunuch Faithful father fear female slaves gave orders hand hath head hear and obey heart hundred pieces Irem Ja'far jewels Kamar-ez-Zeman Khalid Khalifeh kissed the ground lady Budur lady Zubeydeh looked lord lute Marid Marzawan master memluk merchants Mesrur mistress morning mother name be exalted Ni'meh night No'm Nuzhet-el-Fuad old woman palace pieces of gold Prince Queen Budur recited rejoiced repaired replied returned saluted saying seated Shems-en-Nahar sheykh Shir sitting slave-girl son of Bekkar thine thou art thou hast thou wilt thousand pieces thyself took Translated unto Verily verses vols Wali wept Wezir whereupon wondered Zumurrud
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