Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894, Bayes, Alfred Walter, 1832-1909, ill · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 880
. Just by our steamer,one of the youngest women rose up in one of these boats. She glancedupwards at us, and the Persian song that tells of the growth of thecedar, and of the colours of the tulip, struck upon my ear. Who doesnot remember seeing, on a dark night, the whole country lit up by asingle… … THE TURKISH LADIES IN THE BOAT. night sank down upon her again. We saw no more the daughter of theEast, of whom, centuries ago, the poet has sung : When she dries herlocks with a handkerchief, it is fragrant with perfume; when she wipesthe tear from her eye, a pearl falls from it; if she touches…
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