Four things that never meet do here unite

To shed my blood and to ravage my heart,

A radiant brow and tresses that beguile

And rosy cheeks and a glittering smile."

—*The Arabian Nights*, trans. Haddawy

Four things that never meet do here unite

To shed my blood and to ravage my heart,

A radiant brow and tresses that beguile

And rosy cheeks and a glittering smile."

—*The Arabian Nights*, trans. Haddawy

Four things that never meet do here unite

To shed my blood and to ravage my heart,

A radiant brow and tresses that beguile

And rosy cheeks and a glittering smile."

—*The Arabian Nights*, trans. Haddawy