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... pieces of gold , saying to me , My mistress saluteth thee , and saith to thee , Take this , and procure for us with it what we require . But I swore that I would not expend anything of it . So she took it again , and returned to her ...
... pieces of gold , saying to me , My mistress saluteth thee , and saith to thee , Take this , and procure for us with it what we require . But I swore that I would not expend anything of it . So she took it again , and returned to her ...
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... pieces of gold . Then I and the two maids carried her and laid her upon her bed , and she continued during the rest of that night in a troubled state ; and when the morning came , she forbade the female slaves and eunuchs to come in to ...
... pieces of gold . Then I and the two maids carried her and laid her upon her bed , and she continued during the rest of that night in a troubled state ; and when the morning came , she forbade the female slaves and eunuchs to come in to ...
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... pieces of gold ; and I gave some of it to my family , and to every one who had anything in my possession I gave a compensation . After this , I took my young men , and repaired to the house from which the things had been lost , and ...
... pieces of gold ; and I gave some of it to my family , and to every one who had anything in my possession I gave a compensation . After this , I took my young men , and repaired to the house from which the things had been lost , and ...
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... pieces of silver . - I will take them , replied she , for a thousand pieces of silver . She then commanded that they ... gold ; whereupon she said to the lady Hayat- en - Nufus , This is nothing but gold ! She therefore ex- amined the ...
... pieces of silver . - I will take them , replied she , for a thousand pieces of silver . She then commanded that they ... gold ; whereupon she said to the lady Hayat- en - Nufus , This is nothing but gold ! She therefore ex- amined the ...
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... pieces of gold : after which , she went in to the lady Hayat - en - Nufus , and acquainted her with the event , saying to her , Conceal the news until I have attained my desire , and done a deed which shall be recorded , and read after ...
... pieces of gold : after which , she went in to the lady Hayat - en - Nufus , and acquainted her with the event , saying to her , Conceal the news until I have attained my desire , and done a deed which shall be recorded , and read after ...
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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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