332. _Alkaron_, the Koran; _al_ is the Arabic article. [153]

333. Here _Makomete_ is used instead of _Mahoun_ (l. 224). See Washington

Irving's Life of Mahomet.

_message_, messenger. This is a correct form, according to the usages of

Middle English; cf. l. 144. In like manner, we find _prison_ used to mean a

_prisoner_, which is often puzzling at first sight.

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