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Page 11
... told thee that she is young and fair ? That is buying a pig in a poke . " They devised one with the other for a long time . At last however , when the Caliph saw that his Vizier would rather remain a stork than wed the owl , he resolved ...
... told thee that she is young and fair ? That is buying a pig in a poke . " They devised one with the other for a long time . At last however , when the Caliph saw that his Vizier would rather remain a stork than wed the owl , he resolved ...
Page 21
... told to ask for Muley . In the house I met a little old man , with a grey beard and a long nose , who asked me what I wanted . I told him I desired to see the wise Muley , and he answered me that he was Muley . I now asked his advice ...
... told to ask for Muley . In the house I met a little old man , with a grey beard and a long nose , who asked me what I wanted . I told him I desired to see the wise Muley , and he answered me that he was Muley . I now asked his advice ...
Page 22
... told me , and what I would not even allow a Sultan to tell me , I rushed upon deck , and plunged my dagger in his breast . As he died , he cursed me and my crew , that we might neither live nor die till our heads should touch the earth ...
... told me , and what I would not even allow a Sultan to tell me , I rushed upon deck , and plunged my dagger in his breast . As he died , he cursed me and my crew , that we might neither live nor die till our heads should touch the earth ...
Page 25
... told me to hold myself in readiness three months hence . I was beside myself with joy at the idea of seeing foreign countries , and eagerly awaited the moment when we should embark . The Frank had at last concluded his business and pre ...
... told me to hold myself in readiness three months hence . I was beside myself with joy at the idea of seeing foreign countries , and eagerly awaited the moment when we should embark . The Frank had at last concluded his business and pre ...
Page 26
... told me my father had died two months ago . The priest who had instructed me in my youth brought me the key ; alone and desolate I entered the empty house . All was still in the same position as my father had left it , only the gold ...
... told me my father had died two months ago . The priest who had instructed me in my youth brought me the key ; alone and desolate I entered the empty house . All was still in the same position as my father had left it , only the gold ...
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