"Arabist" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the Dam for capital and Lukman for king, were dispersed by the Flood of Al-Yaman. Their dynasty lasted a thousand years, the exodus taking place according to De Sacy in A.D. 150-170 or shortly after A.D. 100 (C. de Perceval), and was overthrown by Ya'arub bin Kahtan, the first Arabist; ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 6 • Richard F. Burton
... and devoted Arabist, the late Edward William Lane does not score a success in his "New Translation of the Tales of a Thousand and One Nights" (London: Charles Knight and Co., MDCCCXXXIX.) of which there have been four English editions, besides American, two edited by E. ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton |
