Page 38 - Aladdin, or, The wonderful lamp
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He had long to wait before she came,
with a great crowd of her attendants
with her, and as she passed, she threw
aside her veil, so that Aladdin was
dazzled by her beauty. She was indeed
the most beautiful princess ever seen,
and Aladdin fell in love with her at once*
When at last, after long thinking,
Aladdin made up his mind to tell his
mother of his love for the Princess
Badroulbadour, she fell a-laughing.
(f Alas, my son,” she cried, “ what are