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THE BAKHTYĀR NĀMA:

A Persian Romance.

Translated from a Manuscript Text,

by

SIR WILLIAM OUSELEY.

Edited, with Introduction and Notes,

by

W. A. CLOUSTON,

Editor of “Arabian Poetry for English Readers.”


       Each order given by a reigning King
         Should after long reflection be expressed;
       For it may be that endless woe will spring
         From a command he paused not to digest.

                                               _Anvār-i Suhailī._






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