[…] marid named Zu‘azi‘, to whom he gave a dirham’s weight of volatile banj. ‘Go to Isbanir,’; he told him, ‘and make for Gharib’s palace in the shape of a sparrow. Wait until he falls asleep and there is no one else there; then take the banj and put it in his nostrils, after which you are to bring him to me.’

The trivialities and subtle sensuous suggestions of Da Majano, and the mingled puerilities, coarse wit, the sboccata ciarla (foulmouthedness) of Cecco Angiolieri, who nevertheless would assert his right to claim some relationship with the master, are surely sufficient proof and illustration of this.

Paul disappeared, but in a very short time returned dejected, cakeless, chickenless.

P and A were determined at the posterior and anterior intersection of the internal capsule and the medial intermedullary lamina respectively.