Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp. Unknown

      Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp

      Aladdin poor the wizard found,

      Who moved from cavern’s mouth a stone;

      Then bade him go beneath the ground,

      And pace through unknown realms alone,

      Till from a niche he bore away

      A lamp—extinguishing its ray.

      The youth obedient instant hied,

      When fruits luxuriant met his sight;

      The white were pearls in snowy pride,

      Diamonds the clear—of brilliant light;

      For red the rubies dazzling blazed,

      Whereof Aladdin gathered store;

      Then on the lamp in rapture gazed,

      And from its niche the treasure bore.

      Regained his home, he seized anon

      The lamp, and cried “straight bring me food;”