The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . n of pure musk,saying to me, 0 son of my uncle, put this grain in thy mouth, andwhen thou hast met thy beloved, and she hath accepted thy suit, reciteto her this verse :— 0 ye lovers, by Allah, inform me, how a youth should act when his love is intense. She then kissed me, and desired me to swear that I would notrecite this verse until my departure from the damsel; and I replied,I hear and obey. I went forth at the hour of nightfall, and proceeded until I cameto the garden. I found its gat
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . n of pure musk,saying to me, 0 son of my uncle, put this grain in thy mouth, andwhen thou hast met thy beloved, and she hath accepted thy suit, reciteto her this verse :— 0 ye lovers, by Allah, inform me, how a youth should act when his love is intense. She then kissed me, and desired me to swear that I would notrecite this verse until my departure from the damsel; and I replied,I hear and obey. I went forth at the hour of nightfall, and proceeded until I cameto the garden. I found its gate open, and entered, and beheld alight in the distance; so I advanced towards it, and when I arrived atit, I found there a large makad,20 over which was constructed a domeof ivory and ebony, and the lamp was suspended in the midst of thedome. The makad was furnished with silken carpets embroideredwith gold and silver; and there was a great lighted candle in acandlestick of gold beneath the lamp : in the midst of the chamberwas a fountain ornamented with various designs :21 by the side of thisi. 3 R. fountain was a table of viands covered with a silk napkin, near whichwas a large china bottle full of wine, with a cup of crystal adornedwith gilding; and by the side of all these things was a great tray ofsilver, covered over. I uncovered it, and beheld in it a variety offruits, such as figs and pomegranates and grapes and oranges andcitrons of different kinds, together with various flowers, as roses andjasmine and myrtle and eglantine and narcissus, and all kinds of sweetscents. I was astonished at this place, and affected with the utmostdelight, and my anxiety and grief were dissipated; but I found notin this abode any being of the creatures of God (whose name beexalted !) ; not even a male or female slave did I see, nor the personwho thus neglected these things. I sat in this chamber, waiting forthe coming of the beloved of my heart, until the first hour of thenight had passed
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