[A] At the commencement of [Chapter iii].
[B] There are different statements in respect to the size of this island, varying from three to nine miles in circumference.
[C] It was the birth of an infant that caused her death, exhausted and worn down as she doubtless was, by her captivity and her sorrows.
[D] A eunuch, a sort of officer employed in Eastern nations in attendance upon ladies of high rank.
[E] It receives its name from a kind of thistle called the caltrop.
[F] The modern Ispahan.
[G] Pylæ Caspiæ on the [map], which means the Caspian Gates.
Transcriber's note:
1. Minor changes have been made to correct typesetters' errors, and to ensure consistent spelling and punctuation in this etext; otherwise, every effort has been made to remain true to the original book.