The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . her. They decided together to (Conduct her towards night to the Kings palace,and the chief officers of the court agreed todecorate the streets, and to stand while thebride passed by them with the eunuchs andfemale slaves before her, she herself being cladin the dress which her father gave her. Andwhen she approached, the troops surroundedher, ranged on the right and left, and the litteradvanced with her until it drew near to the palace;and there was no one who did not come forth tosee it:
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . her. They decided together to (Conduct her towards night to the Kings palace,and the chief officers of the court agreed todecorate the streets, and to stand while thebride passed by them with the eunuchs andfemale slaves before her, she herself being cladin the dress which her father gave her. Andwhen she approached, the troops surroundedher, ranged on the right and left, and the litteradvanced with her until it drew near to the palace;and there was no one who did not come forth tosee it: the drums were beaten, and the spearsbrandished, and the trumpets sounded, and sweetodours were diffused around, and the standardsnapped, and the horses raced with each other, untilthey arrived at the gate of the palace, when thepages advanced with the litter to the entrance ofthe Hareem : the palace wasilluminated by its splendour,and its walls shone with thelustre of its ornaments; andat night the eunuchs openedthe doors of the inner apart-ment, and stood surrounding; the chief entrance. The bridi. I, --Jt(? -v ^ ~Ri® ft.
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