The history of the caliph vathek by William Beckford

Author:William Beckford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction & Literature
Published: 2014-02-17T05:00:00+00:00

Nouronihar, in the inebriety of youthful spirits, being used only to

eunuchs of ordinary harems, and having never seen anything so royal and

disgusting, was far more diverted than all of the rest; she began to

parody some Persian verses, and sang with an accent most demurely

piquant:

“O gentle white dove, as thou soar’st through the air,

Vouchsafe one kind glance on the mate of thy love;

Melodious Philomel, I am thy rose;

Warble some couplet to ravish my heart!”

The sultanas and their slaves, stimulated by these pleasantries,

persevered at the swing with such unremitted assiduity, that at length

the cord which had secured it snapped suddenly asunder, and Bababalouk

fell floundering like a turtle to the bottom of the bath. This accident

occasioned a universal shout; twelve little doors, till now unobserved,

flew open at once, and the ladies in an instant made their escape, after

throwing all the towels on his head, and putting out the lights that

remained.

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