The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 (of 10)
Burton
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And quoth I, 'O thou who as fool dost wake, To misdoubt of lovers and Love deride; The sign of lover whose love is true When he meets his belovиd is mum to bide.'
I sold her somewhat of flax and was easy with her concerning the price; and she took it and went away.
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- VOLUME NINESample
- The Book Of The THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT
- THE MAN OF UPPER EGYPT AND HIS FRANKISH WIFE.
- RUINED MAN OF BAGHDAD AND HIS SLAVE-GIRL
- KING JALI'AD OF HIND AND HIS WAZIR SHIMAS; FOLLOWED BY THE HISTORY OF KING WIRD KHAN, SON OF KING JALI'AD, WITH HIS WOMEN AND WAZIRS.[FN#55]
- The Mouse and the Cat.
- The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66]
- The Fishes and the Crab.
- The Crow and the Serpent.
- The Wild Ass and the Jackal.
- The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince.
- The Crows and the Hawk.
- The Serpent-charmer and his Wife.
- The Spider and the Wind.
- The Two Kings.
- The Blind Man and the Cripple.
- The Foolish Fisherman.
- The Boy and the Thieves.
- The Man and his Wife.
- The Merchant and the Robbers.
- The Jackals and the Wolf.
- The Shepherd and the Rogue.[FN#159]
- The Francolin and the Tortoises."
- ABU KIR THE DYER AND ABU SIR THE BARBER.
- ABDULLAH[FN#232] THE FISHERMAN AND ABDULLAH THE MERMAN.
- HARUN AL-RASHID AND ABU HASAN, THE MERCHANT OF OMAN.
- IBRAHIM AND JAMILAH.[FN#298]
- ABU AL-HASAN OF KHORASAN.[FN#346]
- KAMAR AL-ZAMAN AND THE JEWELLER'S WIFE.[FN#375]
- ABDULLAH BIN FAZIL AND HIS BROTHERS.[FN#476]