Arabian Nights' Entertainments
Britishnoun
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To suppose otherwise in this or in other cases, would be to reduce Scripture to the standard of Tales for Children, or Arabian Nights' Entertainments.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II by Cox, Francis Augustus
But beneath the full meridian of midnight, what is like them, except some parts of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments?
From Mirror of the Months by Patmore, Peter George
Some Arab writers surround it with magical incidents until it becomes a tale worthy of the "Arabian Nights' Entertainments."
From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII by Morris, Charles
Nothing short of the unexpurgated Arabian Nights' Entertainments can convey an adequate idea of what goes on within those whited sepulchres, the broad, blank walls of Moorish towns.
From Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond by Meakin, Budgett
The expression Barmecide Feast, meaning a visionary banquet or make-believe entertainment, originates from the Barber's story of his Sixth Brother in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
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