Chinese and Arabian Literature - E. Wilson - The Search For Mecca

CONTENTS
THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR
Introduction 3
The Early Fortunes of Antar 7
Khaled and Djaida 15
The Absians and Fazareans 26
ARABIAN POETRY
Introduction 49
Selections.—
An Elegy 53
The Tomb of Mano 55
Tomb of Sayid 56
On the Death of His Mistress 57
On Avarice 57
The Battle of Sabla 58
Verses to My Enemies 59
On His Friends 60
On Temper 60
The Song of Maisuna 61
To My Father 61
On Fatalism 62
To the Caliph Harun-al-Rashid 62
Lines to Harun and Yahia 63
The Ruin of Barmecides 63
To Taher Ben Hosien 63
The Adieu 64
To My Mistress 64
To a Female Cup-bearer 65
Mashdud on the Monks of Khabbet 65
Rakeek to His Female Companions 66
Dialogue by Rais 66
To a Lady Weeping 67
On a Valetudinarian 67
On a Miser 68
To Cassim Ohio Allah 68
A Friend's Birthday 68
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