The rose garden of Persia . „. The rising moon the firmament it loves. f^^ 5^. Essedi of Tils, in Khorassstn, is distin-guished as having been the master of thegreat Ferdusi. He held the first place aspoet at the court of the Shah I^ahmoud ofGhusni, until his fame was eclipsed hj thelustre of that of his celebrated pupil. The? j Shah had several times required of Essedito arrange the historial record- of kings,which he declined, pleading his great ageand the labour of so extensive an under-taking; he, however, recommended they\/\\ i career was approaching, and he reflectedf^^y^I with infinite


The rose garden of Persia . „. The rising moon the firmament it loves. f^^ 5^. Essedi of Tils, in Khorassstn, is distin-guished as having been the master of thegreat Ferdusi. He held the first place aspoet at the court of the Shah I^ahmoud ofGhusni, until his fame was eclipsed hj thelustre of that of his celebrated pupil. The? j Shah had several times required of Essedito arrange the historial record- of kings,which he declined, pleading his great ageand the labour of so extensive an under-taking; he, however, recommended they\/\\ i career was approaching, and he reflectedf^^y^I with infinite pam that his immortal ShahI (V Namah was uncompleted. To his aged> J 1 master the lUustrious pupil communicated) i|_ J his sorrow, and his fears that no poet after


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