_The genie immediately returned with a tray bearing dishes of
the most delicious viands_ Frontispiece
_He had the gift of understanding the language of beasts_
_He was chained to the spot by the pleasure of beholding three such
beauties_
_These ladies vied with each other in their eager solicitude to do me
all possible service_
_The gardener, with the rake which he had in his hand, drew the basket to
the side of the canal_
_He presently discovered a gold box, about a foot square, which he gave
into the princess's hands_
_She drew the poniard, and, holding it in her hand, began a dance_
_Having balanced my cargo exactly, and fastened it well to the raft,
I went on board with the two oars I had made_
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