Vathek: An Arabian Tale. With Notes, Critical and ExplanatoryR. Bentley, 1836 - 396 pages |
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... Nouronihar , daughter of the emir , who was as sprightly as an antelope , and full of wanton gaiety , beckoned one of her slaves to let down the great swing which was suspended to the ceiling by cords of silk ; and whilst this was doing ...
... Nouronihar , daughter of the emir , who was as sprightly as an antelope , and full of wanton gaiety , beckoned one of her slaves to let down the great swing which was suspended to the ceiling by cords of silk ; and whilst this was doing ...
Page 49
... Nouronihar would play some trick on you ; she is too wicked to spare even majesty itself . " These words made , for the present , but a slight impression on the caliph ; but they , not long after , recurred to his mind . This ...
... Nouronihar would play some trick on you ; she is too wicked to spare even majesty itself . " These words made , for the present , but a slight impression on the caliph ; but they , not long after , recurred to his mind . This ...
Page 51
... Nouronihar , who so kindly lent me her swing . My dear lord and master , " added he , wresting a twig from a willow , " let me correct her for her want of respect the emir will have no reason to complain ; since ( bating what I owe to ...
... Nouronihar , who so kindly lent me her swing . My dear lord and master , " added he , wresting a twig from a willow , " let me correct her for her want of respect the emir will have no reason to complain ; since ( bating what I owe to ...
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... Nouronihar , and eagerly turned to catch the sound of her voice . At last , he distinguished her whispering to one of her companions behind the thicket from whence she had thrown the jasmine , - " A caliph , it must be owned , is a fine ...
... Nouronihar , and eagerly turned to catch the sound of her voice . At last , he distinguished her whispering to one of her companions behind the thicket from whence she had thrown the jasmine , - " A caliph , it must be owned , is a fine ...
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... Nouronihar beyond the rocks where she had again joined her beloved Gulchenrouz . This Gulchenrouz was the son of Ali ... Nouronihar . The two brothers had mutually engaged their children to each other ; and Nouronihar loved her cousin ...
... Nouronihar beyond the rocks where she had again joined her beloved Gulchenrouz . This Gulchenrouz was the son of Ali ... Nouronihar . The two brothers had mutually engaged their children to each other ; and Nouronihar loved her cousin ...
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