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Arabian Poetry: The Romance of Antar: Antar And Abla's Mother

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Antar was now become celebrated for his verses as well as for his remarkable strength and courage; and, as may be readily supposed, he was making considerable progress in winning the affection of his beloved Abla. But in the eyes of the maiden's father, Malik, he was far from being a desirable match; and even her mother ridiculed Antar's amorous poetry, and his love for her daughter. One day she sneeringly asked him to recite some of his verses about Abla, and he thus complied: I love thee with…

Arabian Poetry: The Romance of Antar: Antar And Abla's Mother

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