Note 227
The Tale of the Envier and the Envied.
"Bahr" in Arab. means sea, river, piece of water; hence the adjective is needed.
…he mountain and found at the foot a desert plain, long and broad, over which I travelled for the space of a month till my course brought me to the brink of the briny sea.[FN#227] After standing there awhile, I was ware of a ship in the offing which ran before a fair wind making for the shore. I hid myself behind a rock on the beach and waited till the ship drew near, when I leaped on board. I found her full of merchants and pa…
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