The thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments. A new tr. by E.W. Lane, Volumen11841 |
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Página 329 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Página v - The Thousand and One Nights: commonly called, in England, " THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS." A New Translation from the Arabic, with copious Notes, by EDWARD WILLIAM LANE. Illustrated by many hundred Engravings on Wood, from Original Designs by WM.
Página 362 - Friday ; and we performed the congregational prayers, and all the people went out, excepting my father and my uncles, who sat conversing together respecting the wonders of various countries, and the strange sights of different cities, until they mentioned Egypt ; when one of my uncles said, The travellers assert, that there is not on the face of the earth a more agreeable country than Egypt with its Nile :
Página 249 - Mohammed, rest in the crops of green birds, which eat of the fruits and drink of the rivers of paradise ; and the third of other believers, concerning the state of whose souls before the resurrection there are various opinions.
Página 250 - His dress baffled all description: the ground of his robes was white ; but he was so covered with jewels of an extraordinary size, and their splendour, from his being seated where the rays of the sun played upon them, was so dazzling, that it was impossible to distinguish the minute parts which combined to give such amazing brilliancy to his whole figure.
Página 81 - ... could not draw it up : so he took the end of the cord, and knocked a stake into the shore, and tied the cord to it. He then stripped himself, and dived round the net, and continued to pull until he drew it out : whereupon he rejoiced, and put on his clothes ; but when he came to examine the net, he found in it the carcass of an ass. At the sight of this he mourned, and exclaimed, There is no strength nor power but in God, the High, the Great...
Página 430 - ... for a member of which there are two, and not more (as a hand), half the price of blood ; for one of which there are ten (a finger or toe), a tenth of the price of blood: but the fine of a man for maiming or...
Página 128 - The hawka, skimming along near the ground, soon reach the deer, at whose head they pounce in succession, and sometimes with a violence that knocks it over. At all events, they confuse the animal so much as to stop its speed in such a degree that the dogs can come up ; and in an instant men, horses, dogs, and hawks, surround the unfortunate deer, against which their united efforts have been combined. The part of the chase...
Página 321 - It is not a common custom, especially among the middle ranks, for an Arab to have more than one wife at the same time ; but there are few of middle age who have not had several different wives at different periods, tempted to change by the facility of divorce.
Página 129 - Hobara alighted, and was killed by another Cherkh, who attacked him on the ground. This bird weighed ten pounds. We killed several others, but were not always successful, having seen our hawks twice completely beaten, during the two days we followed this tine sport.