17/33 p. 72-36) I pass slightly; I am not fond of repeating words like a parrot.] [Footnote 40: A familiar tale in Voltaire's Zadig (le Chien et le Cheval) is related, to prove the natural sagacity of the Arabs, (D'Herbelot, Bibliot.Orient.p.120, 121. Gagnier, Vie de Mahomet, tom. 37-46: ) but D'Arvieux, or rather La Roque, (Voyage de Palestine, p. 92,) denies the boasted superiority of the Bedoweens. |