Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . mn iirimimiriiiiiiMiririiniiuiir . rm rrw^r^r^rwrw^rwrw^rwrw^r^rwr^wrWW^. 55H Omar Khayyam a vow, that to whomsoever this fortune falls, heshall share it equally with the rest, and reserveno pre-eminence for himself. Be it so, we bothreplied, and on those terms we mutually pledgedour words. Years rolled on, and I went from Kho-rassan to Transoxiana, and wandered to Ghazniand Cabul; and when I returned, I was investedwith office, and rose to be administrator of affairsduring the Sultanate of Sultan Alp Arsla

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . mn iirimimiriiiiiiMiririiniiuiir . rm rrw^r^r^rwrw^rwrw^rwrw^r^rwr^wrWW^. 55H Omar Khayyam a vow, that to whomsoever this fortune falls, heshall share it equally with the rest, and reserveno pre-eminence for himself. Be it so, we bothreplied, and on those terms we mutually pledgedour words. Years rolled on, and I went from Kho-rassan to Transoxiana, and wandered to Ghazniand Cabul; and when I returned, I was investedwith office, and rose to be administrator of affairsduring the Sultanate of Sultan Alp Arslan. He goes on to state, that years passed by, andboth his old school-friends found him out, andcame and claimed a share in his good fortune,according to the school-day vow. The Vizier wasgenerous and kept his word. Hasan demandeda place in the government, which the Sultangranted at the Viziers request; but discontentedwith a gradual rise, he plunged into the maze ofintrigue of an oriental court, and failing in a baseattempt to supplant his benefactor, he was dis-

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