. Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . form a bucket, whilethree sticks were used as fastenings to give firmness to thewhole and as props for the uncouth vessel to stand upon. I pre-sume it was from tankards such as these that the hardy soldiersof Cyrus used to drink, before luxury taught them the use ofsilver beakers and the accompanying vices which sapped awaythe vigor that had conquered kingdoms. Zergun remains clear in my memory because of an accidentto the postilion, who was seriously kicked, on the returnjourney, by
. Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . form a bucket, whilethree sticks were used as fastenings to give firmness to thewhole and as props for the uncouth vessel to stand upon. I pre-sume it was from tankards such as these that the hardy soldiersof Cyrus used to drink, before luxury taught them the use ofsilver beakers and the accompanying vices which sapped awaythe vigor that had conquered kingdoms. Zergun remains clear in my memory because of an accidentto the postilion, who was seriously kicked, on the returnjourney, by my pack-horse, a vicious stallion, as most of thePersian horses are. At first I thought that the mans leg wasbroken, but on examining the wound I found that the kneecapwas not shattered, though I fear that the injury to the bonemay have proved in some way a permanent one. After leaving Zergun the hard stage of the road has thrown up a barrier on the north to protect theapproach to her chosen city of Shiraz, or perhaps to set boundsto the too enthusiastic admiration that might be bestowed upon. King Darius on his Throne
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