Balkis
Britishnoun
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Thompson's opera, retitled Solomon and Balkis, had its world premiere last Sunday over a CBS network.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Arabian version has it that the Queen of Sheba's name was Balkis, that she went to Solomon in fear and trembling.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the end Solomon is surprised to discover that clever Queen Balkis engineered the whole thing, to silence the 999 quarreling wives.
From Time Magazine Archive
The young Balkis burst into tears at these words.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Julia Pardoe
Balkis into her garden went; Her spirit was in discontent Like a torch in restless air.
From Modern British Poetry by Louis Untermeyer
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