The Persian and Turkish Tales, Compleat, Volume 2Richard Ware, at the Bible and Sun in Amen-Corner, 1739 - Persian literature |
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... Gold to a Doctor of his Acquaintance . He called his Wife , and faid to her , O my dear Arouya , we need not yet defpair , I have recollected a Debtor of mine that is oblig'd to me ; I have often lent him Money , and he now owes me a ...
... Gold to a Doctor of his Acquaintance . He called his Wife , and faid to her , O my dear Arouya , we need not yet defpair , I have recollected a Debtor of mine that is oblig'd to me ; I have often lent him Money , and he now owes me a ...
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... Gold to a Doctor of his Acquaintance . He called his Wife , and faid to her , O my dear Arouya , we need not yet defpair , I have recollected a Debtor of mine that is oblig'd to me ; I have often lent him Money , and he now owes me a ...
... Gold to a Doctor of his Acquaintance . He called his Wife , and faid to her , O my dear Arouya , we need not yet defpair , I have recollected a Debtor of mine that is oblig'd to me ; I have often lent him Money , and he now owes me a ...
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... Gold , of which I will make you a Present . At this Difcourfe , Arouya burft out in Tears . O Heaven ! cried fhe , is there no Virtue left among Men ? I have not found one that is truly generous . B 3 Those Those very Men , who are ...
... Gold , of which I will make you a Present . At this Difcourfe , Arouya burft out in Tears . O Heaven ! cried fhe , is there no Virtue left among Men ? I have not found one that is truly generous . B 3 Those Those very Men , who are ...
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... Gold and Silk , under which was a tall Man , richly habited , and of a very good Mien . He fat with his Legs across upon a very fine Car- pet , and there were before him different Kinds of Meat , ferv'd up in Dishes of Gold . Some Paces ...
... Gold and Silk , under which was a tall Man , richly habited , and of a very good Mien . He fat with his Legs across upon a very fine Car- pet , and there were before him different Kinds of Meat , ferv'd up in Dishes of Gold . Some Paces ...
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... Gold and Crystal , into which they were fill'd ; but the Spirits of the Liquor fired me not so much as the Looks of the Lady , who pre- fenting a Cup to me with a fmiling Air , kindled a Flame in my Heart , which increafed every Moment ...
... Gold and Crystal , into which they were fill'd ; but the Spirits of the Liquor fired me not so much as the Looks of the Lady , who pre- fenting a Cup to me with a fmiling Air , kindled a Flame in my Heart , which increafed every Moment ...
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Abderrahmane Aboulfaouaris Affliction affured afk'd againſt anfwer'd Anſwer Arouya Bafra Bagdad Beauty becauſe Bedreddin Brachman Cadiga Cady caft Canzada Caufe Charms confent cried cry'd Death Defign defire Dervife Difcourfe Doctor faid fhe Fair Lady faluted fame Father fatisfied feem'd feen felf fent feven fhall fhort fhould fince firft fome foon fpeak fuch furprized gave Gazna Genii give Golconda hath Heaven herſelf himſelf Horfe Houfe Houſe Hufband Ifland Kefaya King Lady laft lefs look'd Love Mafter moft moſt Moufel muſt myſelf Nourgehan Number open'd ourſelves Paffion pafs Palace perceiv'd Perfon pleaſe Pleaſure prefent Prince Princefs Promife Prophet Puniſhment Queen Reaſon reft Repfima reply'd return'd Saddyq Santon ſee Sequins Serendib ſhe Sifter Slave ſpeak Story Sultan Sultan of Egypt Sultanefs tell thee thefe Words themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand told took Veffel Vifier whofe Wife young yourſelf
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Page 363 - For my part, I value very much the dervise's advice. I will always bear it in my mind, and command it to be written in letters of gold on every door of my palace, on the walls, and on the goods ; and that it be engraved on all my plate ;' which was done accordingly. " In a short time after this, a great lord of the court, urged on by ambition rather than any cause he had to complain of that prince, resolved to deprive him both of his crown and life.
Page 263 - But neither of you fhall triumph over the laws; I will die on the throne, that, after my death, the laws may decide the controverfy. But what? The laws will decide nothing; a cruel war will be kindled between my children; my people will be the victim of their ambition, and I owe all to my people. — O beauteous fultanefs!
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Page 298 - ... vain searches it will wear off.' The hermit, abandoned by God, pursuant to this advice killed the princess, buried her in a corner of the grotto, and the next day told the officers what the devil bid him say.
Page 263 - Prince was cloathed in purple, and took the fcepter of government into his hand. His mother counfelled him to be affable and liberal, not to alter the form of the government, and to pardon criminals. ' By this means, faid (he, you will have all the Empire for you, the King, the Nobles, and the people.
Page 294 - You must know then,' said the vizier, ' that one of these owls has a son, and the other a daughter, between whom they are now upon a treaty of marriage. The father of the son said to the father of the daughter in my hearing, Brother, I consent to this marriage, provided you will settle upon your daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion.
Page 247 - A similar colloquy to that in this story occurs in the " Turkish Tales." " Let me suppose that I am at court, (continued he, taking his cap off his head, and laying it on the floor before him,) let me suppose my cap to be Togaltimur, and see if I can have the confidence to insist upon a lie in the face of the king. Entering into his presence, I salute him. Saddyq, says he to me, let my black horse be got ready, I mean to ride him to-day. — Sir, an accident has befallen him ; yesterday, in the...
Page 336 - Voyages and Travels, p. 95. In the " Turkish Tales," we have also some notice of this " virtuous" people. " The Samsards were monstrous anthropophagi, or men-eaters, who had the body of a man and the head of a dog.
Page 263 - After thefe reflections, he afTembled his vifiers, the nobles, and the people : ' I have,' faid he to them, ' one foot on the throne, and the other in the grave; but...