The thousand and one nights: the Arabian nights entertainments, with an intr. illustrative of the religion, manners, and customs of the Mohammedans, by J. Scott, Volume 1

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Page 259 - I had scarcely shut my eyes, when something that fell by me with a great noise awaked me. This was a large piece of raw meat ; and at the same time I saw several others fall down from the rocks in different places. I had always regarded as fabulous...
Page 249 - In our voyage we touched at several islands, where we sold or exchanged our goods. One day, whilst under sail, we were becalmed near a small island, but little elevated above the level of the water, and resembling a green meadow. The captain ordered his sails to be furled, and permitted such persons as were so inclined to land; of this number I was one.
Page 292 - I agreed to take with me several merchants of different nations with their merchandise. " We sailed with the first fair wind, and after a long navigation, the first place we touched at was a desert island, where we found an egg of a roc, equal in size to that I formerly mentioned. There was a young roc in it, just ready to be hatched, and its bill had begun to appear.
Page 61 - Genie, cries he, now it is your turn to beg my favour, and to chuse which way I shall put thee to death; but not so, it is better that I should throw you into the sea, whence I took you; and then I will build a house upon the bank, where I will dwell, to give notice to all fishermen, who come to throw in their nets, to beware of such a wicked genie as thou art, who hast made an oath to kill him that shall set thee at liberty.
Page 272 - I hated to be idle. The clerk of the ship took an account of all the bales, with the names of the merchants to whom they belonged. And when he asked the captain in whose name he should enter those he gave me the charge of, Enter them, says the captain, in the name of Sindbad the sailor.
Page 213 - As soon as they had quitted the house, and the gate was closed after them, the caliph said to the calenders, without making himself known, "You gentlemen, who are newly come to town, which way do you design to go, since it is not yet day?" "It is this," they replied, "that perplexes us." "Follow us," resumed the caliph, "and we will convey you out of danger.
Page 306 - Though the present we send you be inconsiderable, receive it, however, as a brother and a friend, in consideration of the hearty friendship which we bear for you, and of which we are willing to give you proof. We desire the same part in your friendship, considering that we believe it to be our merit, being of the same dignity with yourself. We conjure you this in quality of a brother. Adieu.
Page 59 - Since I must die, then, says he to the genie, I submit to the will of Heaven ; but before I choose the manner of my death, I conjure you by the great name which was engraven upon the seal of the prophet Solomon the son of David, to answer me truly the question I am going to ask you.
Page 292 - He sat upon the bank of a stream, and at first I took him to be one who had been shipwrecked like myself. I went towards him and saluted him ; but he only bowed his head a little.
Page 305 - There is also a pearl fishery in the mouth of its river, and in some of its valleys there are found diamonds. I made, by way of devotion, a pilgrimage to the place where Adam was confined after his banishment from Paradise, and had the curiosity to go to the top of it.

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