The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . his great desire to see him ;u and having sealed it, andgiven it to the Wezeer, together with the presents above mentioned,lie ordered the minister to strain his nerves, and tuck up his skirts,and use all expedition in returning. The Wezeer answered, withoutdelay, I hear and obey ; and forthwith prepared for the journey: hepacked his baggage, removed the burdens, and made ready all hisprovisions within three days; and on the fourth day, he took leaveof the King Shahriyar, and went forth to
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . his great desire to see him ;u and having sealed it, andgiven it to the Wezeer, together with the presents above mentioned,lie ordered the minister to strain his nerves, and tuck up his skirts,and use all expedition in returning. The Wezeer answered, withoutdelay, I hear and obey ; and forthwith prepared for the journey: hepacked his baggage, removed the burdens, and made ready all hisprovisions within three days; and on the fourth day, he took leaveof the King Shahriyar, and went forth towards the deserts and proceeded night and day; and each of the kings under theauthority of King Shahriyar by whose residence he passed came forthto meet him,12 with costly presents, and gifts of gold and silver, andentertained him three days;13 after which, on the fourth day, heaccompanied him one days journey, and took leave of him. Thus hecontinued on his way until he drew near to the city of Samarkand,when he sent forward a messenger to inform King Shah-Zeman of :<;: .Ug Mm :M;i liife. his approach. The messenger entered the city, inquired the way tothe palace, and, introducing himself to the King, kissed the groundbefore him,14 and acquainted him with the approach of his brothersWezeer; upon which Shah-Zeman ordered the chief officers of hiscourt, and the great men of his kingdom, to go forth a days journeyto meet him; and they did so; and when they met him, they wel-comed him, and walked by his stirrups until they returned to the Wezeer then presented himself before the King Shah-Zeman,greeted him with a prayer for the divine assistance in his favour,kissed the ground before him, and informed him of his brothersdesire to see him; after which he handed to him the letter. TheKing took it, read it, and understood its contents;15 and answeredby expressing his readiness to obey the commands of his , said he (addressing the Wezeer), I will not go
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