flower-garden

It was in the provinces, at the time when we still believed in the flower-garden theory, as you call it.

Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010

“O Commander of the Faithful, belike, when thou wentest down to drink, thou found a pleasant flower-garden and enteredst and tookest thy pleasure therein alone?”

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Thereupon she cried, “Would we might make ready to take our pleasure in the flower-garden!”

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Wazir, to thy flower-garden and fear nothing, for the lion came not near it.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

I had a fair flower-garden, which I planted with mine own hand and thereon spent my substance till it bare fruit; and its fruitage was ripe for plucking, when I gave it to this thy Wazir, who ate of it what seemed good to him, then deserted it and watered it not, so that its bloom wilted and withered and its sheen departed and its state changed.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Then he went up to the gate and saw within a great flower-garden wherein were pages and black slaves and such a train of servants and attendants and so forth as is found only with Kings and Sultans; and his nostrils were greeted with the savoury odours of all manner meats rich and delicate, and delicious and generous wines.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Thereupon she cried, “Would we might make ready to take our pleasure in the flower-garden!” —

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In its midst was a flower-garden containing all manner trees and flowers and fruits, with birds warbling on the boughs and singing the praises of Allah the Almighty Sovran; and there were four daises, each facing other, and in each dais a jetting fountain, at whose corners stood lions of red gold, spouting gerbes from their mouths into the basin.

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Here he found a place, whose like he had never seen at all, for it was builded of gold and in its midst was a great basin brimfull of water midmost a vast flower-garden.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Then he put in his pocket a purse containing a thousand dinars and, repairing to the flower-garden, knocked at the door.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006