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Page 133
... caliph is gone mad ! the caliph is out of his senses ! " This outcry , which soon resounded through the streets of Samarah , at length reached the ears of Carathis , his mother , who flew in the utmost consternation to try her ...
... caliph is gone mad ! the caliph is out of his senses ! " This outcry , which soon resounded through the streets of Samarah , at length reached the ears of Carathis , his mother , who flew in the utmost consternation to try her ...
Page 188
... caliph ; " speak not thus of her who over these mountains leads my heart a will- ing captive . Contrive , rather , that my eyes may be fixed upon hers , that I may respire her sweet breath as she bounds panting along these delightful ...
... caliph ; " speak not thus of her who over these mountains leads my heart a will- ing captive . Contrive , rather , that my eyes may be fixed upon hers , that I may respire her sweet breath as she bounds panting along these delightful ...
Page 199
... caliph , with difficulty tottered to a seat and after warily casting round his eye to see if this danger- ous prince were gone , sent for Shaban and Sutlememe and said to them apart , - " My friends ! violent evils require violent ...
... caliph , with difficulty tottered to a seat and after warily casting round his eye to see if this danger- ous prince were gone , sent for Shaban and Sutlememe and said to them apart , - " My friends ! violent evils require violent ...
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