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ISBN13: 9780217895842
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MIRTAS-TAZf, AND HIS SON ZOHAK THE old historians relate that Mirtas was the name of a king of the Arabs; and that he had a thousand animals which gave milk, and the milk of these animals he always distributed in charity among the poor. God was pleased with his goodness, and accordingly increased his favor upon him. Goats, sheep, and camels, yielded up their store Of balmy milk, with which the generous king Nourished the indigent and helpless poor. Mirtas had a son called Zohak, who possessed ten thousand Arab horses, or Tazis, upon which account he was surnamed Biwurasp; biwur meaning ten thousand, and asp a horse. One day Iblis, the Evil Spirit, appeared to Zohak in the disguise of a good and virtuous man, and conversed with him in the most agreeable manner. Pleased with his eloquence, the youth Suspected not the speaker's truth; But praised the sweet impassioned strain, And asked him to discourse again. Iblis replied, that he was master of still sweeter converse, but he could not address it to him, unless he first entered into a solemn compact, and engaged never on any pretence to divulge his secret. Zohak in perfect innocence of heart Assented to the oath, and bound himself Never to tell the secret; all he wished Was still to hear the good man's honey words. But as soon as the oath was taken, Iblis said to him: Thy father has become old and worthless, and thou art young, and wise, and valiant. Let him no longer stand in thy way, but kill him; the robes of sovereignty are ready, and better adapted for thee. The youth in agony of mind, Heard whata the stranger now designed; Could crime like this be understood The shedding of a parent's blood Iblis would no excuses hear? The oath was sworn?his death was near. For if thou think'st t...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217895842 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217895840 |
| Weight | 1.27 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.87 In |
| List Price | $24.39 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 392 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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