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1、TheArabianNightsEntertainmentsvol.3,byAnon.ContentsofVolumeIII.TheStoryofBeder,PrinceofPersia,andJehaunara,PrinceofSamandal,orSummunderTheHistoryofPrinceZeynAlasnamandtheSultanoftheGeniiTheHistoryofCodadad,andHisBrothersTheHistoryofthePrincessofDeryabarTheStoryofAbuHassan,ortheSleeperAwakenedThe
2、StoryofAllaAdDeen;Or,theWonderfulLampAdventureoftheCaliphHaroonAlRusheedTheStoryofBabaAbdoollahTheStoryofSyedNaomaunTheStoryofKhaujehHassanAlHubbaulTheStoryofAliAbaandtheFortyRobbersDestroyedbyaSlaveTheStoryofAliKhujeh,aMerchandofBagdadTHESTORYOFBEDER,PRINCEOFPERSIA,ANDJEHAUN-ARA,PRINCESSOFSAMAN
3、DAL,ORSUMMUNDER.Persiawasanempireofsuchvastextent,thatitsancientmonarchs,notwithoutreason,assumedthehaughtytitleofKingofkings.Fornottomentionthosesubduedbytheirarms,therewerekingdomsandprovinceswhosekingswerenotonlytributary,butalsoinasgreatsubjectionasgovernorsinothernationsaretothemonarchs.One
4、ofthesekings,whointhebeginningofhisreignhadsignalizedhimselfbymanygloriousandsuccessfulconquests,enjoyedsoprofoundapeaceandtranquillity,asrenderedhimthehappiestofprinces.Theonlypointinwhichhethoughthimselfunfortunatewas,thatamongstallhiswives,notonehadbroughthimason;andbeingnowfaradvancedinyears
5、,hewasdesirousofanheir.Hehadaboveahundredladies,alllodgedinseparateapartments,withwomen-slavestowaituponandeunuchstoguardthem;yet,notwithstandingallhisendeavourstopleasetheirtaste,andanticipatetheirwishes,therewasnotonethatansweredhisexpectation.Hehadwomenfrequentlybroughthimfromthemostremotecou
6、ntries;andiftheypleasedhim,henotonlygavethemerchantstheirfullprice,butloadedthemwithhonoursandbenedictions,inhopesthatatlasthemightbesohappyastomeetwithonebywhomhemighthaveason.Therewasscarcelyanactofcharitybutheperformed,toprevailwithheaven.Hegaveimmensesumstothepoor,besideslargedonationstother
7、eligious;buildingfortheirusemanynoblecollegesrichlyendowed,inhopesofobtainingbytheirprayerswhathesoearnestlydesired.第1页共214页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网Oneday,accordingtothecustomofhisroyalpredecessors,duringtheirresiden
