Page 18 - Aladdin, or, The wonderful lamp
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f  He  then  led  him  through  some  beauti­

                                    ful  gardens  with  great  houses  standing
                                    in  the  midst  of  them*  Aladdin  did

                                    nothing  but  exclaim  at  their  beauty,  and
                                    so  his  uncle,  by  degrees  led  him  on
                                    farther  and  farther  in  the  country*

                                    Presently,  seeing  that  Aladdin  was  tired,
                                    he  bade  him  sit  in  one  of  these  gardens

                                    by  the  side  of  a  great  basin  of  pure
                                    water,  and  taking  from a  piece  of  linen
                                    cloth  that  was  attached  to  his  girdle,-
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