Note 93 — ALAEDDIN; OR, THE WONDERFUL LAMP.
Richard Francis Burton translation
The idea is borrowed from the lume eterno of the Rosicrucians. It is still prevalent throughout Syria where the little sepulchral lamps buried by the Hebrews, Greeks and Romans are so called. Many tales are told of their being found burning after the lapse of centuries: but the traveller will never see the marvel.