 ... marriage. The father of the son said to the father of the daughter in my hearing, ' Brother, I consent to this marriage, provided you will settle upon your daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion.  Gleanings in England - Seite 445von Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1801Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Atherton Aitken - 1898 - 438 Seiten
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion." To which the father of the daughter replied, " Instead of fifty I will give her five hundred, if you please....whilst he reigns over us we shall never want ruined villages."1 The story says the Sultan was so touched with the fable that he rebuilt the towns and villages... | |
 | George Eugène Fasnacht - 1898 - 268 Seiten
...ruined villages for her portion. ' To which (Darauf) the father of the daughter replied : ' Instead of fifty, I will give her five hundred, if you please....grant a long life to Sultan Mahmoud ; whilst he reigns 30 over us, we shall never want (§31) ruined villages.' " The story says the Sultan was so touched... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1898 - 342 Seiten
...Daughter fifty ruined Villages for her Portion, To which the Father of the Daughter replied, Instead of fifty I will give her five hundred, if you please, God grant a long Life to Sultan Mahmoud 1 whilst he reigns over us we shall never want ruined Villages, The Story says, the Sultan was so touched... | |
 | Mark Loveridge - 1998 - 308 Seiten
...ruins - as his daughter-in-law's portion. The first replies that he will settle five hundred on her 'if you please. God grant a long life to Sultan Mahmoud!...reigns over us we shall never want ruined villages' (Addison !965: 4, 3!9)' Sultan Mahmoud is so touched that he immediately rebuilds all the towns and... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1961 - 278 Seiten
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion.' To which the father of the daughter replied, ' Instead of fifty, I will give her five hundred, if you please. God grant a long life to Sultan Mahmoud I Whilst he reigns over us, we shall never want ruined villages.'" The story says the sultan was so... | |
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