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Woodcut picture Arabian Nights

Entertainments.

Vol. III.

The Sixty Ninth Night.

The Story ofSindbadthe Sailor.


DINARZADE having awaked her Siſter, the Sultaneſs, as uſual, and pray’d her to tell another Story; Scheherazade ask’d leave of the Sultan, and having obtain’d it, began thus.

Sir, In the Reign of the ſame Califf Haroun Alriſchid, whom I formerly mention'd, there liv'd at Bagdad, a poor Porter call’d Hinbad. One Day, when the Weather was exceſſive hot, he was employ'd to carry a heavy Burden from one end of the Town to t’other. Being very weary, and having ſtill a great Way to go, he came into a Street, where a delicate weſtern Breeze blew on his Face, and the Pavement of the Street being ſprinkled with Roſe-water, he could not deſire a better Place to reſt in. Therefore,

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