Note 21 — HASAN OF BASSORAH.[5]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. Al-iksír (see Night dcclxxix. supra p. 9): the Greek word ξηρόν which has returned from a trip to Arabia and reappeared in Europe as “Elixir.”
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. Al-iksír (see Night dcclxxix. supra p. 9): the Greek word ξηρόν which has returned from a trip to Arabia and reappeared in Europe as “Elixir.”