Note 347 — TALE OF KAMAR AL-ZAMAN, (continued 3)

A prolepsis of Tommy Moore:—

Your mother says, my little Venus,

There's something not quite right between us,

And you're in fault as much as I,

Now, on my soul, my little Venus,

I swear 'twould not be right between us,

To let your mother tell a lie.

But the Arab is more moral than Mr. Little, as he proposes to repent.