| 1. | ScheherazadÈ, the heroine of the Thousand and One Nights. |
| 2. | And there in its midst stood a mighty Genie. |
| 3. | When having brought into submission all the rest of my race. |
| 4. | No sooner had the monarch seen them, so strange of form and so brilliant and diverse in hue. |
| 5. | Thereupon the damsel upset the pan into the fire. |
| 6. | Recalling the fisherman by a swift messenger. |
| 7. | He arrived within sight of a palace of shining marble. |
| 8. | The Queen of the Ebony Isles. |
| 9. | Supposing me asleep, they began to talk. |
| 10. | The cup of wine which she gives him each night contains a sleeping-draught. |
| 11. | She went on to vent her malice upon the city and islands. |
| 12. | Began to heap upon me terms of the most violent and shameful abuse. |
| 13. | Thus by her wicked machinations the city became a lake. |
| 14. | Great was the astonishment of the Vizier and the Sultan's escort. |
| 15. | Their chief in a low but distinct voice uttered the two words "Open Sesame!" |
| 16. | Ali Baba departed for the town a well satisfied man. |
| 17. | As soon as he came in she began to jeer at him. |
| 18. | Greater still was the exultation of a greedy nature like that of Cassim's. |
| 19. | Mustapha doubted much of his ability to refrain from question. |
| 20. | This way and that she led him blindfold. |
| 21. | Having transformed himself by disguise. |
| 22. | "Sir," said he, "I have brought my oil a great distance to sell to-morrow". |
| 23. | She poured into each jar in turn a sufficient quantity of the boiling oil to scald its occupant to death. |
| 24. | When Morgiana, who had remained all this time on the watch. |
| 25. | Then for the last figure of all she drew out the dagger. |
| 26. | At so arrogant a claim all the courtiers burst into loud laughter. |
| 27. | As he descended, the daylight in which hitherto he had been travelling faded from view. |
| 28. | He saw black eunuchs lying asleep. |
| 29. | She gave orders for a rich banquet to be prepared. |
| 30. | Till the tale of her mirror contented her. |
| 31. | She cried: "O miserable man, what sorry watch is this that thou hast kept". |
| 32. | All this time the Princess had been watching the combat from the roof of the palace. |
| 33. | In the garden of the summer palace all was silence and solitude. |
| 34. | Sat by the lake and solaced themselves sweetly with love. |
| 35. | It was in vain that all the wisest physicians in the country were summoned into consultation. |
| 36. | For many months he travelled without clue. |
| 37. | And ever with the tears falling down from her eyes she sighed and sang. |
| 38. | There appeared before him an old man of venerable appearance. |
| 39. | PirouzÈ, the fairest and most honourably born. |
| 40. | Reaching his farthest wounded the giant in the knee. |
| 41. | The lady advanced to meet him. |
| 42. | A city among the Isles named Deryabar. |
| 43. | Presently in the distance he perceived a light. |
| 44. | The ship struck upon a rock. |
| 45. | And presently, feeling myself lifted by men's
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