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Quotation from The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I) by Anonymous; translated by Edward William Lane
“O my sister, relate to us a story to beguile the waking hour of our night.”
The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I), Introduction, trans. Edward William Lane
Seated at the foot of the bed, the younger sister gives the agreed signal, and the first night of the thousand and one begins.
Citation: "O my sister, relate to us a story to beguile the waking hour of our night." — Anonymous; translated by Edward William Lane, The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I), Introduction, trans. Edward William Lane. (id lane-thousand-and-one-nights-q3)
Portrait: Edward William Lane, Richard J. Lane, Public domain.
