Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The Asra Comments
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Every day so lovely, shining,
up and down, the Sultan’s daughter
walked at evening by the water,
where the white fountain splashes.
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Max Richards
01 March 2011
The character of Asra in Penelope Fitzgerald's novel Human Voices is based on this poem.
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7/22/2025 11:46:49 AM # 1.0.0
'Every day so lovely, shining, up and down, the Sultan’s daughter walked at evening by the water, where the white fountain splashes.' the walk of life, love, or a beautiful walk by the water, 'the Sultan’s daughter' is the object of the gaze, the beloved; the slave is dying in not slavery but love