[shahrazad] Had Perused The Books, Annals And

[shahrazad] Had Perused The Books, Annals And Legends Of Preceding Kings, And The Stories, Examples And Instances Of By Gone Men And Things; Indeed It Was Said That She Had Collected A Thousand Books Of Histories Relating To Antique Races And Departed Rulers. She Had Perused The Works Of The Poets And Knew Them By Heart; She Had Studied Philosophy And The Sciences, Arts And Accomplishments; And She Was Pleasant And Polite, Wise And Witty, Well Read And Well Bred.