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permit him to go to a neighboring town. man," said he, "in whose power we are, is the most subtle and the most wicked of mankind. When he comes to you to-day, receive him with less coolness than usual; invite him to sup with you, and leave the rest to me."

15. Aladdin then went into the town, and bought of a druggist half a dram of a certain powder, with which he returned to the palace. This he gave to the princess, with instructions how to use it; and then retired to a closet, lest he should be discovered. The wizard paid his usual visit to the princess, in the course of the day, and was glad to find her in much better spirits than before. She had now, for the first time, dressed herself elegantly, and she conversed freely with him. When he was about to depart, she feigned a wish to taste the wines of Africa, and desired that he would provide her the best, and come and sup with her.

16. The wily African, with all his cunning, allowed himself to be deceived. In the evening he did not fail to attend the princess, who received him in the most flattering manner. After supper, when the wine was set before them, the princess gave an appointed signal to her attendant. A gold cup was presented to the magician, and another to the princess. In her cup was the powder procured by Aladdin. Wine being poured out, the princess told the magician that in China it was the custom to exchange cups, and at the same time held out her cup to him. He eagerly made the exchange; and, putting the cup he had received from her to his lips, he drank a little of the wine, and immediately expired.

17. When the wizard fell down, Aladdin, who had watched the event, entered the hall; and, running to the body, found the lamp carefully wrapped up in his bosom. Summoning the genie, Aladdin commanded him to restore the palace to its former situation. This he instantly did: those within it felt only two slight shocks, one when it was lifted up, and the other, after a short interval, when it was set down.

18. The morning after the return of the palace, the sultan entered his closet, unusually sad; but, on going to the window, he had the joyful surprise to see it again in its place. He flew thither, and embraced his daughter with tears of joy.

The princess Bulbul then related to her father every thing that had befallen her. She took upon herself the whole blame of changing the lamp, and magnified the merit of her husband in so soon discovering and delivering her. The sultan embraced Aladdin, and the whole city rejoiced at his safe return with the princess.

47.- ALADDIN.

1. WHEN I was a beggarly boy,
And lived in a cellar damp,
I had not a friend nor a toy,
But I had Aladdin's lamp;
When I could not sleep for cold,
I had fire enough in my brain,

And builded, with roofs of gold,

My beautiful castles in Spain !

2. Since then I have toiled day and night,
I have money and power good store,
But I'd give all my lamps of silver bright
For the one that is mine no more.
Take, Fortune, whatever you choose:
You gave, and may snatch again;
I have nothing 'twould pain me to lose,
For I own no more castles in Spain!

48.- LLEWELLYN AND THE GREYHOUND

1. THE spearmen heard the bugle sound
When cheerily smiled the morn ;
And many a brach1 and many a hound
Obeyed Llewellyn's horn.

2. And still he blew a louder blast,
And gave a lustier cheer:

"Come, Gelert, come! wert never last
Llewellyn's horn to hear!"

3. Oh, where does faithful Gelert roam,
The flower of all his race?

So true, so brave, a lamb at home,
A lion in the chase!

1 brach, a female hound.

4. 'Twas only at Llewellyn's board

The faithful Gelert fed:

He watched, he served, he cheered his lord;
He sentineled his bed.

5. In sooth, he was a peerless hound,
The gift of royal John;

But now no Gelert could be found,
And all the chase rode on.

6. And now, as over rocks and dells
The gallant chidings rise,
All Snowdon's craggy chaos yells
With many mingled cries.

7. That day Llewellyn little loved
The chase of hart or hare,

And scant and small the booty proved,
For Gelert was not there.

8. Unpleased Llewellyn homeward hied.
When near the portal seat,
His truant Gelert he espied,
Bounding his lord to greet.

9. But when he gained the castle door,
Aghast the chieftain stood.

The hound all o'er was smeared with gore;
His lips, his fangs, ran blood!

10. Llewellyn gazed with fierce surprise, Unused such looks to meet;

His favorite checked his joyful guise,

And crouched and licked his feet.

11. Onward in haste Llewellyn passed
(And on went Gelert too),
While still, where'er his eyes he cast,

Fresh blood-gouts 1 shocked his view!

12. O'erturned his infant's bed he found,
The blood-stained covering rent;
And all around, both wall and ground,
With recent blood besprent.2

13. He called his child-no voice replied;
He searched with terror wild;

Blood! blood! he found on every side,
But nowhere found his child.

14. "Monster! by thee my child's devoured!" The frantic father cried;

And to the hilt his vengeful sword
He plunged in Gelert's side.

15. His suppliant looks, as prone he fell,
No pity could impart,
But still poor Gelert's dying yell
Passed heavy o'er his heart.

16. Aroused by that last piteous yell,
A slumberer wakened nigh;

What words the father's joy can tell
To hear his infant's cry!

1 blood-gouts, blood-spots.

2 besprent, besprinkled.