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Page 72
... answered , " Sir ! whether I look thoughtful or not is more than I know ; but certain it is , that there is a pedler down stairs who has such beautiful things , that it vexes me not to have any money to spare . " The caliph was very ...
... answered , " Sir ! whether I look thoughtful or not is more than I know ; but certain it is , that there is a pedler down stairs who has such beautiful things , that it vexes me not to have any money to spare . " The caliph was very ...
Page 74
... answered he , " there is a man at the great mosque , who is called Selim the Learned ; he understands all languages ; send for him ; perhaps he may make out these mysterious characters . " “ Se- The learned Selim was soon brought . lim ...
... answered he , " there is a man at the great mosque , who is called Selim the Learned ; he understands all languages ; send for him ; perhaps he may make out these mysterious characters . " “ Se- The learned Selim was soon brought . lim ...
Page 78
... answered the caliph . " But let us see ; how is it that one is to become man again ? " " O , yes ! we are to bow three times towards the East , and say , Mutabor , and then I am ca- liph again , and you vizier . But for Heaven's sake ...
... answered the caliph . " But let us see ; how is it that one is to become man again ? " " O , yes ! we are to bow three times towards the East , and say , Mutabor , and then I am ca- liph again , and you vizier . But for Heaven's sake ...
Page 79
... answered the grand vizier , bowing ; " but , if I may be allowed the observation , your highness looks almost hand- somer as stork than as caliph . But come , if you please , let us listen to our comrades yon- der , and try whether we ...
... answered the grand vizier , bowing ; " but , if I may be allowed the observation , your highness looks almost hand- somer as stork than as caliph . But come , if you please , let us listen to our comrades yon- der , and try whether we ...
Page 91
... answered , “ Sir , I have also the same feeling ; for it was prophesied to me , in my earliest youth , by a wise woman , that a stork would bring me great good luck ; and perhaps I can tell in what manner we may deliver ourselves ...
... answered , “ Sir , I have also the same feeling ; for it was prophesied to me , in my earliest youth , by a wise woman , that a stork would bring me great good luck ; and perhaps I can tell in what manner we may deliver ourselves ...
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