Tales from Shakespeare
Edward FitzGerald translation
BY CHARLES AND MARY LAMB.
A NEW EDITION.
Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by George Sampson.
ILLUSTRATED BY J. A. WALKER.
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Transcriber's Note: Several errors in the original book have been corrected for this eBook.
In the text of Salámán and Absál the section headers for parts II, V and XI were omitted—these have been checked in FitzGerald's Salámán and Absál: A Study by A. J. Arberry and put in the correct places.
Also in Salámán and Absál, in part XXI, a paragraph break was missing. This has been re-inserted.
In addition, the following typographical errors have been corrected:
Page
1 Bury St. Edmunds, During changed to
Bury St. Edmunds. During
14 When the Imám rose from his lectures, they use to changed to
When the Imám rose from his lectures, they used to
34 The mighty Mahmúd, the victorious Lord changed to
The mighty Máhmúd, the victorious Lord
16 A.B. 1090 changed to
A.D. 1090
18 ‘Khayyám changed to
“‘Khayyám
19 Naishápur I went to his final resting place changed to
Naishápúr I went to his final resting place
19 the stone was hidden under them.’” changed to
the stone was hidden under them.”’”
Footnote B vêcu changed to
vécu
29 is neither Here nor There?” changed to
is neither Here nor There!”
36 If clings my Being— changed to
It clings my Being—
47 A Kurd perplext by Fortunes Frolics changed to
A Kurd perplext by Fortune’s Frolics
47 Sees it on anothers’s Ancle— changed to
Sees it on another’s Ancle—
53 Stirr’d not a Step nor set Design afoot changed to
Stirr’d not a Step nor set Design a-foot
54 Well was is said, changed to
Well was it said,
91 Beauty of the Brighest wanes; changed to
Beauty of the Brightest wanes;
108 his name: of Jamschid, the binder changed to
his name; of Jamschid, the binder
111 graybeard of the sky. He says:— changed to
graybeard of the sky." He says:—
122 how the Iris of heaven; changed to
how the Iris of heaven
124 Moles in their scarlet brest changed to
Moles in their scarlet breast
Archaic and inconsistent spellings, however, have been retained, particularly with reference to transliterated words.