The Tales of the Genii Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 Excerpt: ...Doubor, who had before secretly cherished the little offspring of Kalasrade, wondered not at the innocent freedom of Camir or Elphan: but the good eunuch's -?es ran down with floods of tears, when he beheld tho smiling cuntenancees of those whose blood he was soon condemned to spill Conquered hy their artless love and freedom, the tender Doubor took them to his arms, and kissed them with a father's fondness; then, partly drawing forth his shining scimitar, the little family of Kalasrade, affrighted at its glittering sight, fled swiftly to the extremity of the dungeon: and Doubor, overcome with friendly tenderness and zeal, thrust the cruel blade hack again into its scabhard, and fell to the earth, unable to perform the cruel purposes of his master's will. While Doubor was fhusemployed in the murky dungeon, Amurath was not less irresolute in the gilded apartments of Kalasrade: now fully bent to execute his rage on the sweet smilmg Rachal, be drew his crooked faulchion, and made up to the wife of Sadak; when, awed hy her maternal tenderness, the weapon fell from his hand, and he dared not strike where every blow would prove a wound to his Kalasrade's peace.--At length, mad with his ineffectual toil, the monarch, with a frown boding severity and wrath, broke suddenly from the apartment of Kalasrade, and beckoning to some mutes who stood at the entrance: ' Slaves, ' said he, ' take that little urchin from her frantic mother, and with your griping hands cast over her infant face the rigid countenance of death.' The mutes, obedient to their royal master's orders, hastened into the apartments of the much trembling Kalasrade, and, regardless of her entreaties, tore from her struggling arms her daughter Rachal. The distracted Kalasrade in vain cast her snowy arm...