190 ([return])
[ Chavis and Cazotte call the Dabbús a "dabour" and explain it as a "sort of scepter used by Eastern Princes, which serves also as a weapon." For the Dabbús, or mace, see vol. vi. 249.]
191 ([return])
[ i.e. Let thy purposes be righteous as thine outward profession.]
192 ([return])
[ See vol. vi. 130. This is another lieu commun amongst Moslems; and its unfact requires only statement.]
193 ([return])
[ Afterwards called his "chamberlain," i.e. guardian of the Harem-door.]
194 ([return])
[ i.e. Chosroës, whom Chavis and Cazotte make "Cyrus.">[