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... thee but submission . I am come hither after thee , for I can no longer endure my love for thee . If thou wilt be obedient and not unwillingly mine , I shall fulfil many a desire of thy heart , also I shall load thee with precious ...
... thee but submission . I am come hither after thee , for I can no longer endure my love for thee . If thou wilt be obedient and not unwillingly mine , I shall fulfil many a desire of thy heart , also I shall load thee with precious ...
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... thou shalt lead away Vis from this castle alive or seize her ! In thy days , how canst thou find joy in me ? If thou art master of all sorcerers , Viro is my lord and husband - in form a cedar1 and in face a moon . In this fleeting ...
... thou shalt lead away Vis from this castle alive or seize her ! In thy days , how canst thou find joy in me ? If thou art master of all sorcerers , Viro is my lord and husband - in form a cedar1 and in face a moon . In this fleeting ...
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... thou art a seeker in hope of what belongs to another , from despair a great dishonour will come upon thee . Haste not to see me , for thou shalt seize me too late . And if Fate play me false , and , against my will , give me to thee , thou ...
... thou art a seeker in hope of what belongs to another , from despair a great dishonour will come upon thee . Haste not to see me , for thou shalt seize me too late . And if Fate play me false , and , against my will , give me to thee , thou ...
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... thou trouble thyself so much in seeking Vis ? Do not without a cause give away the treasury for a vain thing , for thou shalt see great grief , and shalt dissipate somewhat of thy treasure in vain . 1 Ch . omits from " and of all , this ...
... thou trouble thyself so much in seeking Vis ? Do not without a cause give away the treasury for a vain thing , for thou shalt see great grief , and shalt dissipate somewhat of thy treasure in vain . 1 Ch . omits from " and of all , this ...
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... Thou mayst seek a precious stone as much as thou wilt , thou canst not find it if thou happen not on its place . Now ... shalt get Vis with great trouble . But thou shalt not be able to bear the trouble which thou shalt see from her ...
... Thou mayst seek a precious stone as much as thou wilt , thou canst not find it if thou happen not on its place . Now ... shalt get Vis with great trouble . But thou shalt not be able to bear the trouble which thou shalt see from her ...
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adorned arrow art thou avenger of blood beauty became become befits beloved blood bloody tears brother burned castle city of Marav death deed discourse dost thou earth enemy enmity evil eyes Fate fear fire garden Georgian gold Gorab grief grieved Gurgan hair hast thou heard hearken heart's desire heaven honour Kadji Khuarasan Khurma Khuzistan land letter light lion longer lover mayst merry monarch moon mother musk never nurse oath PARABLE Araci Paradise patience pearls Persian pity pleasant Ramin rejoice reproach rose seek Shah Moabad Shahinshah Shahro shame Shegoneba sigh sometimes soul sovereign spoke sword tears thee thine thou art thou canst thou didst thou hast thou knowest thou seest thou shalt thou shouldst thou wilt thousand thy face thy heart tongue Viro Vis's weary wedding weeping wept wife wild goat wind wine wrath youth Zard
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Page 345 - Should he upbraid, I'll own that he prevail, And sing as sweetly as the nightingale ; Say that he frown...
Page 2 - ... sent by the King of the Greeks, and all Moslems did him homage, both foreign monarchs and his own nobles; and he was extolled by all, because of the honours, gifts, and embassies he had from all monarchs. .And this Sultan had such servants and slaves that on the face of the whole earth there were none like unto them. Among them was a renowned, generous, wise-minded man, complete in manhood, fearless, prudent, cheerful, faultless in speech, brave and a seeker after wisdom, perfect in all virtues,...
Page 9 - ... Since in the days of thine old age thou art such a ravisher of hearts, what must thou have been in the time of thy youth ! Since thou art thus when thou art a half-faded rose, how could those who erstwhile saw thee live or have reason ! Now that my heart is darkened and I am without hope, do not cut me off from thy race ; wed me to thy daughter, for the fruit is like the seed, and thy daughter is like thee. My fate and future will then be more blessed when of thy race a sun like thee shall shine...
Page 31 - In the melly one was like u leopard and one a wild goat. Qaran, the father of the well-beloved Vis, was slain by his foes, and round about him were slain a hundred and thirty nobles, braves of Viro. There rained, so to say, drops of rain that was death. So many men were slain that heap upon heap of corpses lay piled, and round about them flowed streams of blood. When Viro saw his father Qaran slain, and so many nobles lying devoted beside him, he called to his magnates :— " Brothers! in a battle...
Page 30 - ... and the brave were gay. The face of the brave was like the flower of a pomegranate, of the cowardly like a scorpion with yellowness. The two armies met like two mountains of steel falling together. Between them, like messengers, the arrows of poplar with eagles' plumes came and went steely-faced; such beloved messengers were they that they penetrated even to the heart and to the eyes, no other place would please them, and into whatever abode such a messenger came he carried off with him the master...
Page 1 - ... all Islam should be obedient to your command and should swear by your sun, now we counsel your Majesty to do this: to assemble your armies and march against the city of Aspaan. Whoever is not obedient to your sway, and does not seek peace, shall he not be straightway subdued? and henceforth if any dare to disregard your commands, let your unrelenting wrath fall upon him, and so let your will and desire be accomplished." The king hearkened to them, he summoned his three kingdoms. Then he divided...
Page 30 - ... sits, on some a peacock, on some a vulture, on some an eagle. The earth was suddenly become dust, it rose to heaven and poured down upon the heads of the soldiers. Many youths became like old men and black horses grew grey. Cowards and brave men were recognized by this, that the cowards were melancholy and the brave were gay. The face of the brave was like the flower of a pomegranate, of the cowardly like a scorpion with yellowness. The two armies met like two mountains of steel falling together....
Page 6 - ... magnificence that it cannot be conceived by the mind of man. Let us tell somewhat of the pomp of their BairamNavroz celebration. On that day came the kings who were his vassals, and the magnates with their wives and children, to rejoice and to do homage: men of Shiraz, Aspaan, Eraq, Jorjan, Gelan, Ardavel, and Bardavel; Shahp'hur of Gelan and Zard himself, brother and vizier of Shah Moabad, and the nobles of the whole land, with their womenfolk, went to Shah Moabad to Khuarasan, to the city of...
Page 8 - Each was more beautiful than the other. No one can fittingly tell forth their praise, in face and form they were faultless in all points. All were seated before King Moabad. The monarch Shah Moabad was a lover of women; he gazed, he rejoiced, he gave gifts, and bade the minstrels sing; some he made to joust in the lists, some to sport with spears, and the lovely damsels to sway to and fro in the round dance. For a week they made merry with great rejoicing. He gave away all the jewels, pearls, and...
Page 31 - ... and have not rejoiced myself over the enemies. Now night is falling and it will soon be dark. The soldiers retreat. Since morning you have shown great bravery and waged battle, now I will attack, and let your prowess help me and aid me to seek to avenge my father's blood. And be ye all like dragons in the search for blood and in boldness, so that I may not bring shame on my race. Now are the days of death from my sword. Fate and the world I despise. I will be delivered from shame and from the...