The Arabian Nights´ Entertainments (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Arabian Nights´ Entertainments It is written (but to God alone belongeth true knowledge and wisdom!) in the chronicles of the Sassanians. those ancient monarchs of Persia, who extended their empire over the continent and islands of India, beyond the Ganges, and almost to China; that there once lived an illustrious prince of that powerful house, who was as much beloved by his subjects for his wisdom and prudence, as he was feared by the surrounding states, trom the report of his bravery, and the reputation of his hardy and well-disciplined army. He had two sons : the elder, called Schahriar, was endowed witn all the virtues of his father, nor was Schuhzcnan, the younger, less deserving of praise. This king, after a reign as glorious as it was long, sank into the tomb of his ancestors, and Schahriar ascended the throne. Although his brother was excluded by the laws of the empire from all share in the government, and became noting more than a subject, yet the exalted and magnificent situation of Schahriar gave rise to no envious or discontented thoughts: his whole endeavour was to please and make Schahriar happy. This was by no means a difficult task. The sultan, who was always fond of his brother, was delighted with his attention; and wishing that he should partake of his own power and wealth, he bestowed on him the kingdom of Great Tartary. Schahzenan went immediately and took possession of his empire, and fixed his residence at Samarcand, the chief city. These two kings had been separated about ten years, when Schahriar, ardently wishing to see his brother, determined to send an ambassador to him, with an invitation to his court. For this purpose he fixed on his first vizier, who went with a splendid and appropriate retinue. When he approached Samarcand, Schahzenan, being acquainted with his arrival, immediately went out to meet him, with all his court most magnificently dressed for the occasion; so great was the honour paid to the minister of the sultan. The king of Tartary received him with signs of great joy; and instantly inquired after the sultan, his brother. Having satisfied his curiosity, the vizier unfolded the purpose of his embassy. Schahzenan, who was much affected at the kindness and recollection of his brother, then addressed the vizier in these words: - "Sage vizier, the sultan, my brother, does me too much honour; he could not propose anything more agreeable to me. It is impossible that his wish to see me can exceed my anxious desire of again beholding him ; time has not weakened my regard any more than his. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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