Oriental Literature - The Literature of Arabia

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Oriental Literature, by AnonymousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Oriental Literature The Literature of ArabiaAuthor: AnonymousRelease Date: November 18, 2003 [EBook #10121]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ORIENTAL LITERATURE ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Beth Trapaga and PG Distributed ProofreadersORIENTAL LITERATURETHE LITERATURE OF ARABIAWith Critical and Biographical Sketches byEpiphanius Wilson, A.M.1900CONTENTSTHE ROMANCE OF ANTARIntroductionThe Early Fortunes of AntarKhaled and DjaidaThe Absians and FazareansARABIAN POETRYIntroductionSELECTIONS.— An Elegy The Tomb of Mano Tomb of Sayid On the Death of His Mistress On Avarice The Battle of Sabla Verses to My Enemies On His Friends On Temper The Song of Maisuna To My Father On Fatalism To the Caliph Harun-al-Rashid Lines to Harun and Yahia The Ruin of Barmecides To Taher Ben Hosien The Adieu To My Mistress To a Female Cup-bearer Mashdud on the Monks of Khabbet Rakeek to His Female Companions Dialogue by Rais To a Lady Weeping On a Valetudinarian On a Miser To Cassim Obio Allah A Friend's Birthday To a Cat An Epigram upon Ebn Naphta-Wah Fire To a Lady ...