Author : Charles Morell
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781458983749
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (837 download)
Book Synopsis The Tales of the Genii by : Charles Morell
Download or read book The Tales of the Genii written by Charles Morell and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: i ' large house; and when I expected the door ' would have been opened unto her, she sunk ' into the earth, and disappeared from my ' sight. ' I waited at the door of the house till night, every moment expecting to see it ' open, or that the female would appear again. ' But my hope was vain; and, after several ' hours' expectation, I was obliged to return ' to my lodging, full of vexation and disap- ' pointment. ' The next morning I arose and went ' into the street, and saw the same female ' beckoning to me; I hesitated not a moment ' to follow her.?' She is certainly, ' said I to ' myself, ' possessed of supernatural powers; ' and, as she has taken, notice of me, I will ' shew myself obedient to her commands.' ' She led me again by the same way to the ' house before which I had spent the greater ' part of the preceding day; and, as soon as ' we arrived there, sunk again into the ground. ' Though I was heartily vexed at this second illusion, yet I resolved to stay on the spot, ' till night and the city-guard made my stay ' impossible. But night came without satisfy- ing my curiosity: I returned again to my' lodgings, and knew no more than at first the meaning of the female's appearance. The third day I proceeded as usual to ' my warehouses; and; i? I was about to unlock them, saw the female again in the' market-place, beckoning to me as before. ' As I had now entered into her service, so 1 ' resolved to continue in it; and therefore ' went behind her to the house, which I re- ' membered well, having contemplated its ' front two days successively. The female ' stopped as before, at the entrance of the ' house, and sunk a third time into the earth. ' But I will not tire your patience, ador- ' able princess with a minute relation of my...