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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Alasnam's Mirror

The “touch-stone of virtue,” given to Alasnam by one of the Genii. If he looked in this mirror it informed him whether a damsel would remain to him faithful or not. If the mirror remained unsullied so would the maiden; if it clouded, the maiden would prove faithless. —Arabian Nights: Prince Zeyn Alasnam.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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