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"And are there such radiant maidens even in the Fragrant Paradise?" ... "Prate not to me of sorcery!" ... "Bedr-el-Budur, aflame with love for Aladdin, appeared on the threshold like a pure white bird about to fly into space" ...
I must admit I'm getting a little weary of all the "beauteous damsels" and overblown Victorian pseudo-archaism.
— Aug 09, 2015 09:17AM
I must admit I'm getting a little weary of all the "beauteous damsels" and overblown Victorian pseudo-archaism.
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Bionic Jean
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the worthless boy - "Know, O King, that once upon a time, in a far city of Cathay, dwelt a poor sailor who had an only son named Aladdin. This boy was a born ne'er-do-well, and persistently resisted all his father's efforts to teach him a trade by means of which he would be able in future to earn a livelihood."
his gullible mother - "He handed her the gold, and, as the widow took it, her doubt lessened considerably
— Aug 06, 2015 09:02AM
his gullible mother - "He handed her the gold, and, as the widow took it, her doubt lessened considerably
Bionic Jean
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"Curse not fate, nor fear me, for I am of thy kind, and I bear with me an abundance of these stones the loss of which thou lamentest; and they are of the largest that a man can carry upborne by a vulture's wings. Of these will I give unto thee; therefore forget thy fear and bury thy disappointment." (from Sindbad and the Rokh)
— Aug 01, 2015 07:33AM
