The Young King of the Black Isles

The Young King of the Black Isles (1)

  " You must know, my lord, " said the wretched prisoner, " that my father, named Mahmoud, was monarch of this country. This is the Kingdom of the Black Isles, which takes its name from the four small neighbouring mountains ; for those mountains were formerly isles, and the ccapital where the King, my father, resided was situated on the spot now occupied by the lake you have seen. The sequel of my history will inform you of the reason for those changes.

  " The king, my father, died when he was seventy years of age ; I had no sooner succeeded him than I married, and the lady I chose to share the royal dignity with me was my cousin.

  I had so much reason to be satisfied her affection, and , on my part, loved her with so much tenderness, that nothing could surpass the harmony of our union.

  This lasted five years, at the end of which time I perceived the queen ceased to delight in my attentions.

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