A Day by the Fire: And Other Papers, Hitherto UncollectedIncludes papers on Heathen mythology, Genii of antiquity, Genii and fairies of the East, etc. |
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Page 132
... Pari Banou's brother . He was not above a foot and a half high , had a beard thirty feet long , and carried upon his shoulders a bar of iron of five hundred weight , which he used as a quarter - staff . But we will indulge ourselves ...
... Pari Banou's brother . He was not above a foot and a half high , had a beard thirty feet long , and carried upon his shoulders a bar of iron of five hundred weight , which he used as a quarter - staff . But we will indulge ourselves ...
Page 133
... this , he had a hump behind and before . " If Prince Ahmed had not known that Schaibar was Pari Banou's brother , he would not have been able to look at him without fear ; but knowing who he was GENII AND FAIRIES OF THE EAST . 133.
... this , he had a hump behind and before . " If Prince Ahmed had not known that Schaibar was Pari Banou's brother , he would not have been able to look at him without fear ; but knowing who he was GENII AND FAIRIES OF THE EAST . 133.
Page 134
... Pari Banou , when he first accosted her , ' who that man was ? ' To which she replied , ' He is my husband , brother ; his name is Ahmed ; he is son to the Sultan of the Indies . The reason why I did not invite you to my wedding was , I ...
... Pari Banou , when he first accosted her , ' who that man was ? ' To which she replied , ' He is my husband , brother ; his name is Ahmed ; he is son to the Sultan of the Indies . The reason why I did not invite you to my wedding was , I ...
Page 139
... pari ; and in Richardson's Dic- tionary the latter is the spelling . It would have looked affected , some years ago , to write pari for peri ; though , in the story just alluded to , an exception is made in favor of it but in these ...
... pari ; and in Richardson's Dic- tionary the latter is the spelling . It would have looked affected , some years ago , to write pari for peri ; though , in the story just alluded to , an exception is made in favor of it but in these ...
Page 140
... pari , and our fairy , are still more nearly allied , especially by the Arabic pronunciation , which changes p into f . It has been justly argued , that fairy is but a modern word , and meant formerly the region in which the Fay lived ...
... pari , and our fairy , are still more nearly allied , especially by the Arabic pronunciation , which changes p into f . It has been justly argued , that fairy is but a modern word , and meant formerly the region in which the Fay lived ...
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