Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . ra. Omar Khayyam whatever were the Wine that Hafiz drank andsang, the veritable Juice of the Grape it waswhich Omar used, not only when carousing withhis friends, but (says Mons. Nicolas) in order toexcite himself to that pitch of Devotion whichothers reached by cries and hurlemens. Andyet, whenever Wine, Wine-bearer, &c, occur inthe Text — which is often enough — Mons. Nicolascarefully annotates Dieu, La Divinite, &c.:so carefully indeed that one is tempted to thinkthat he was indoctrinated by the Sufi with whomhe read the Poems. (Not

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . ra. Omar Khayyam whatever were the Wine that Hafiz drank andsang, the veritable Juice of the Grape it waswhich Omar used, not only when carousing withhis friends, but (says Mons. Nicolas) in order toexcite himself to that pitch of Devotion whichothers reached by cries and hurlemens. Andyet, whenever Wine, Wine-bearer, &c, occur inthe Text — which is often enough — Mons. Nicolascarefully annotates Dieu, La Divinite, &c.:so carefully indeed that one is tempted to thinkthat he was indoctrinated by the Sufi with whomhe read the Poems. (Note to Rub. ii. p. 8.) APersian would naturally wish to vindicate a dis-tinguished Countryman ; and a Sufi to enroll himin his own sect, which already comprises all thechief Poets of Persia. What historical Authority has Mons. Nicolas toshow that Omar gave himself up avec passion aletude de la philosophic des Soufis ? (Preface,. J55^

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