Note 622
Tale of the Tailor.
Arab. "Darabukkah" a drum made of wood or earthen-ware (Lane, M. E., xviii.), and used by all in Egypt.
…oleth; and the best of them is that, like thy servant, thy slave here, they know not what much talking is nor what forwardness means. The bath keeper sings to the tom-tom[FN#622] a song which enchants; and he stands up and dances and chants,
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