From the age of ten years to that of thirty Prince Dakkar, endowed by Nature with her richest gifts of intellect, accumulated knowledge of every kind, and in science, literature, and art his researches were extensive and profound.
De dix ans à trente ans, le prince Dakkar, supérieurement doué, grand de coeur et d'esprit, s'instruisit en toutes choses, et dans les sciences, dans les lettres, dans les arts il poussa ses études haut et loin.