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THE
ARABIAN NIGHTS.
ILLUSTRATED
WITH ENGRAVINGS,
FROM DESIGNS
BY R. WESTALL, R.A.
IN FOUR VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
LONDON;
Printed for Rodwell & Martin; and the other Proprietors.
1819.
PRINTED FOR C. AND J. RIVINGTON; J. BOOKER; LONGMAN, HURST, REES,ORME, AND CO.; BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY; RODWELL AND MARTIN;G. B. WHITTAKER; SIMPKIN AND MARSHALL; AND HURST, ROBINSON, AND CO.
1825.
PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVIDSON, WHITEFRIARS.
CONTENTS.
VOL. III.
- PAGE
- The Story of Noureddin and the Fair Persian 1
- The Story of Beder, prince of Persia, and Giahaure, princess of Samarcand 70
- The Story of Ganem, son to Abou Ayoub, and known by the surname of Love’s Slave 155
- The Story of Prince Zeyn Alasnam, and the king of the Genii 212
- The Story of Codadad and his Brothers 233
- The Story of the princess of Deryabar 243
- The Story of the Sleeper awakened 269
ARABIAN NIGHTS’
ENTERTAINMENTS.
THE STORY OF
NOUREDDIN AND THE FAIR PERSIAN.
Balsora was for many years the capital of a kingdomtributary to the caliphs of Arabia. The kingwho governed it in the days of caliph Haroun Alraschidwas named Zinchi. They were both cousins,the sons of two brothers. Zinchi not thinking itproper to commit the administration of his affairs toone single vizier, made choice of two, Khacan andSaouy.
Khacan was of a sweet, generous, and affabletemper, and took a wonderful pride in obliging thosewith whom he had any concern, to the utmost of hispower, without the least hinderance or prejudice tojustice, whenever it was demanded of him; so thathe was universally respected both at court, in thecity, and throughout the whole kingdom; and everybody’s mouth was full of the praises he so highly deserved.
Saouy was of a quite different character: he wasalways sullen and morose, and treated every bodyafter a disrespectful manner, without any regard to[2]their rank or quality; instead of making himself belovedand admired for his riches, he was so perfect amiser, as to deny himself the necessaries of life. Inshort, nobody could endure him; and if ever any thingwas said of him, to be sure it was something of ill.But what increased the people’s hatred against himthe more was his implacable aversion for Khacan;always i