Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . f m nnnnn iiiinmjnmnnr ? omm^^^^^a^^^^. M Omar Khayyam into the Crusades. This Nizam ul Mulk, in hisWasiyat — or Testa?7ient—which he wrote and leftas a Memorial for future Statesmen — relates thefollowing, as quoted in the Calcutta Review, , from Mirkhonds History of the Assassins : * One of the greatest of the wise men of Kho-rassan was the Imam Mowaffak of Naishapur, aman highly honoured and reverenced, — may Godrejoice his soul; his illustrious years exceededeighty-five, and it was the universal belief

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . f m nnnnn iiiinmjnmnnr ? omm^^^^^a^^^^. M Omar Khayyam into the Crusades. This Nizam ul Mulk, in hisWasiyat — or Testa?7ient—which he wrote and leftas a Memorial for future Statesmen — relates thefollowing, as quoted in the Calcutta Review, , from Mirkhonds History of the Assassins : * One of the greatest of the wise men of Kho-rassan was the Imam Mowaffak of Naishapur, aman highly honoured and reverenced, — may Godrejoice his soul; his illustrious years exceededeighty-five, and it was the universal belief thatevery boy who read the Koran or studied the tra-ditions in his presence, would assuredly attain tohonour and happiness. For this cause did myfather send me from Tus to Naishapur with Abd-us-samad, the doctor of law, that I might employmyself in study and learning under the guidanceof that illustrious teacher. Towards me he everturned an eye of favour and kindness, and as hispupil I felt for him extreme affection and devotion,

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