The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Anonymous

Author:Anonymous [Anonymous]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fairy tales, Tales -- Arab countries
Published: 2002-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

Then she went on to sing the choicest and most affecting poesy to many and various modes, till our senses were bewitched and the very room danced with excess of delight and surprise at her sweet singing; and neither thought nor reason was left in us. When we had sat awhile and the cup had gone round amongst us, the damsel took the lute and sang to a lively measure these couplets,

My love a meeting promised me and kept it faithfully, *

One night as many I shall count in number and degree:

O Night of joyance Fate vouchsafed to faithful lovers tway, *

Uncaring for the railer loon and all his company!

My lover lay the Night with me and clipt me with his right, *

While I with left embraced him, a-faint for ecstasy;

And hugged him to my breast and sucked the sweet wine of his

lips, * Full savouring the honey-draught the honey-man sold

to me.'

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