The Arabian nights' entertainments. Illustrated

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...he had never seen her with her veil off, as she was then; and though she was somewhat advanced in years, she had the remains of a good face, which showed what she had been in her youth. The sultan, who had always seen her dressed very meanly was in admiration to find her as richly and magnificently clothed as the princess his daughter. This, when he came to a more serious reflection, made him think Aladdin equally prudent and wise in whatever he undertook. When it was night, the princess took her leave of the sultan: their adieux were tender, and accompanied with tears: they embraced each other several times; and at last the princess left her own apartments, and set forward for Aladdin's palace, with his mother on her left hand, followed by a hundred women slaves, dressed with surprising magnificence. All the bands of music, which played from the time Aladdin's mother arrived, joined together, led the procession, followed by a hundred chaoux, and the like number of black eunuchs, in two files, with their officers at their head. Four hundred of the sultan's young pages carried flambeaux on each side, which, together with the illuminations of the sultan's and Aladdin's palaces, made it as light as day. In this order the princess walked on the velvet, which was spread from the sultan's palace to Aladdin's, preceded by bands of musicians; who, joining with those on the terraces of Aladdin's palace, foimed a concert, which, all extraordinary and confused as it appeared, increased the joy, not only of the crowd of people in the large place, but of all that were in the two palaces, the town, and a great way about it. At last, when the princess arrived at the new palace, Aladdin ran with all the joy imaginable to the entry of the apartment, the place appointed for ...