God be merciful to Abu Nuwas (6) ! one would think lhat he had seen this, " when he described the bubbles which cover the surface of wine when mixed ' ' with water : ' The little bubbles and the great resemble a gravel of pearls upon a ground of gold. Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary - Page 269by ابن خلكان - 1842Full view - About this book
| Robert Durie Osborn - 1878 - 430 pages
...they fell and dancing before him, Mamoun said, "God be merciful to Abou Nuwas ! One would think that he had seen this, when he described the bubbles which...cover the surface of wine when mixed with water." " Bubbles, the small and the great — Behold! A gravel of pearls on a ground of gold." The nuptial... | |
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