INDEX.
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Confession after concealment a characteristic of the servile class, 53
Confession on the criminal's part required by Moslem Law, 274
Confusion of metaphors characteristic of The Nights, 86
Contemplation of street-scenery one of the pleasures of the Harem, 319
Corpse pollutes him who touches it, 295
Cutting off the right hand Koranic punishment for theft, 274
Cutting of the navel string preliminary to naming the babe, 231
Cutting the rope=breaking bounds, 349
Dajlah=Tigris, Heb. Hid-dekel, 180
Dakhíl-ak=under thy protection, 61
Damascus women famed for sanguinary jealousy, 295
Darabukkah=tom-tom, 311
Darbar=public audience, 29
Dastúr=leave, permission, 66
Daughter of my uncle=my wife, 69
Daurak=narrow-mouthed jug, 36
Despite his nose=against his will, 26
Destiny blindeth human sight, 67
Dinár=gold piece, Daric, Miskál, 32
Dirham=silver piece, 33
"Dog" and "hog" popular terms of abuse, 188
Drinking first to show that the draught is not poisoned, 88; 295
"Drop" unknown to the Eastern gallows, 260
Dunyázád=world-free, 14
Dust-storm in tropical lands, 111
Elephant's roll (to Hindu)=swaying and graceful gait, 217
Erotic inferences drawn from parts of body, 350
Eternal truth of The Nights, 7
Eunuch best go-between, 282
Eunuch employed as porter, 343
Eunuch-in-Chief a most important Jack in office, 283
Eunuchs, different kinds of, 132
Euphemistic formulas to avoid mentioning unpleasant matters, 31
Exaggeration part of humour, 12
Eyebrows joined a great beauty in Arabia, 227
Eyes of me=my dears, 163
Face-veil="nose-bag", 82
Fakír=religious mendicant generally, 95
Falcon=blinding the quarry, 51
Fals ahmar=a red cent, 321