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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 (of 10)

Note 160 — HASAN OF BASSORAH.[5] (continued 3)

Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2

These faintings and trances are as common in the Romances of Chivalry e.g. Amadis of Gaul, where they unlace the garments to give more liberty, pour cold water on the face and bathe the temples and pulses with diluted vinegar (for rose water) exactly as they do in The Nights.

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