The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . 476 THE STORY OF TAJ-EL-MULOOK then came forward among the female slaves, like the moon among thestars, or the chief pearl among the minor pearls of the string, and sheentered the apartment, where they had placed for her a couch ofalabaster set with pearls and jewels. Upon this she seated herself,and the King came in to visit her, and God inspired his heart withlove for her, so that his disquietude and trouble ceased. He remained with her about a month, after which he went forthand sat upo
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . 476 THE STORY OF TAJ-EL-MULOOK then came forward among the female slaves, like the moon among thestars, or the chief pearl among the minor pearls of the string, and sheentered the apartment, where they had placed for her a couch ofalabaster set with pearls and jewels. Upon this she seated herself,and the King came in to visit her, and God inspired his heart withlove for her, so that his disquietude and trouble ceased. He remained with her about a month, after which he went forthand sat upon his throne, and administered justice to his subjects ; andtowards daybreak on the morning after the expiration of the ninthmonth, his wife gave birth to a male child of an auspicious the King heard of it, he rejoiced exceedingly, and gave a largesum of money to the bearer of the good tidings; and in his joy hewent to the child, and kissed him between the eyes, wondering at hissurpassing beauty. The midwives took him, and blackened the edges ofhis eyelids with kohl ;10 and they named
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