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... mistress , I flee from that which I have beheld . And how excellent is the saying of the poet ! - She is the sun her place is in heaven : comfort then the heart with a becoming patience : For thou art not able to ascend unto her ; nor ...
... mistress , I flee from that which I have beheld . And how excellent is the saying of the poet ! - She is the sun her place is in heaven : comfort then the heart with a becoming patience : For thou art not able to ascend unto her ; nor ...
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... mistress , replied ' Ali the son of Bekkar , my union with thee will not content me , nor will the flame that I feel for thee be extinguished , nor the love for thee that hath taken possession of my heart quit me , until my soul ...
... mistress , replied ' Ali the son of Bekkar , my union with thee will not content me , nor will the flame that I feel for thee be extinguished , nor the love for thee that hath taken possession of my heart quit me , until my soul ...
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... mistress , the Prince of the Faithful hath come , and he is at the door , with ' Afif and Mesrur and others . And when they heard her words , they nearly died with fright ; but Shems - en - Nahar laughed 6 ' ALI THE SON OF BEKKAR [ NTS ...
... mistress , the Prince of the Faithful hath come , and he is at the door , with ' Afif and Mesrur and others . And when they heard her words , they nearly died with fright ; but Shems - en - Nahar laughed 6 ' ALI THE SON OF BEKKAR [ NTS ...
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... mistress , prolong to me this leave - taking : perhaps it may help to hasten the termination of my life through my love of thee : but I beg of God that He will bestow upon me patience to endure the passion with which He hath afflicted ...
... mistress , prolong to me this leave - taking : perhaps it may help to hasten the termination of my life through my love of thee : but I beg of God that He will bestow upon me patience to endure the passion with which He hath afflicted ...
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... mistress , the pages of the Prince of the Faithful are come . Whereupon she arose , and said to the slave - girl , Take Abu - l - Hasan and his companion , and conduct them to the upper projecting window that overlooketh the garden ...
... mistress , the pages of the Prince of the Faithful are come . Whereupon she arose , and said to the slave - girl , Take Abu - l - Hasan and his companion , and conduct them to the upper projecting window that overlooketh the garden ...
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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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