Arabian Nights Entertainments

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Schahriar, the great Sultan of thejndies, finding his Sultaness unfaithful, was so enraged. That he resolvs ed to wed a maiden everysuight, and put her to death-next morning and accordingly be ordered the grand valento bring him the daughter of one of his otheers. {the vizier. Obeyed the sultan lay with her, and next morning order; ed the'vizier to strangle her; and get him anotheri. And in a word. There was every day a maid married, and a wife murdered. The grand vizier. Who was the exeauiouer, had two daughters. The eldest called Scheherazade, and the youngest Dinarzade the eldest was a lady of very great mer~ it, had courage, wit, and penetration: far above her sex; she! Had read'abundance, and had such a fine memory. That she never forgot any thing. She had applied herself to phi losophy, physio, history, and the liberal arts; besides this she was a perfect beauty, and all her fine qualifications was crowned by solid virtue.