The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 · Richard Francis Burton translation

Note 698
The End of the Tailor’s Tale.

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Or "for every death there is a cause;" but the older Arabs had a saying corresponding with "Deus non fecit mortem."

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…own and, taking the Hunchback's head in his lap, looked at his face and laughed and guffaw'd[FN#697] till he fell upon his back and said, "There is wonder in every death,[FN#698] but the death of this Hunchback is worthy to be written and recorded in letters of liquid gold!" The bystanders were astounded at his words and the King marvelled and said to him, "What ails thee, O Silent Man? Explain to us thy words !" "O King of th…

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Note 698The End of the Tailor’s Tale.

Note 698
The End of the Tailor’s Tale.