Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . he exterior. The plan is uni-formly followed, and the appearance ofbuildings is correspondingly monot-onous. The Per- _sian town or cityis unattractive initself, though thesurroundings arebeautiful. It isthe custom toplant gardens andorchards aroundthe towns in closesetting againstthem. The abun-dance of rosetrees and otherflowering shrubsin the gardensand yards makethe towns to ap-pear from adist
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . he exterior. The plan is uni-formly followed, and the appearance ofbuildings is correspondingly monot-onous. The Per- _sian town or cityis unattractive initself, though thesurroundings arebeautiful. It isthe custom toplant gardens andorchards aroundthe towns in closesetting againstthem. The abun-dance of rosetrees and otherflowering shrubsin the gardensand yards makethe towns to ap-pear from adistance the pic-ture thus affordedis sometimes ex-quisite. But with-in the cities theillusion is dis-pelled. Thestreets are neverimproved. Theyare merely nar-row roads of clay,and are alwayseither dusty ormuddy. They aretoo narrow as arule to permit of *the passage ofwheeled vehicles,and are uneven for want of paving. The disposition and tastes of the Per-sians, however, have compensated forthe lack of beauty without by elaborate and luxurious furnishings within. Thereis much that is Oriental in the interior decorations and arrangement of thehouses. The tapestries are exquisite,. PKRSIAN STRUCTURE.—TOMB OF by D. Lancelot, from a photograph by Madame Dieulafoy. with sofas and ottomans on every on the womens side of thecourt is such richness displayed. Thearrangement of the apartments betokens 628 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. ease, indolence, leisure, pride, and in-dulgence. These are the qualities of therace. The character of the Persian languagehas already been indicated in the accountof the parent Iranian speech from which j • j ./ Syf9J^, ft >l »ij )J i* jyjJ- &** ^ijytj i u^jtj i j-i A >ji>* the ancient grammar and the substitu-tion of prepositional forms. The new-style of speech began with the nationalpoet Firdusi, and has been perfected bythe poets and romancers of the presentcentury. The course of the language is-, in strict analogy wit
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