The rose garden of Persia . he Greek emperorswith success, but was at last defeated by Hera-- clius. He is said to have married a daughterof the Emperor Maurice, named Irene, calledby the Persians Shircen,. or Sweet. Perhslds history forms a tragical episodein this romance. He was a statuary, cele-^^ .A brated-throughout the Bast for. his greatsJ^^^ genius, but was daring enough to fix his affec-\ J \ IA tiona on the beloved of a kiag. The jealousy -^ of Khosrftwas excited, and he lamented I to his courtiers the existence of a passionwhich was so violent aa not to be con-cealed, and which gave
The rose garden of Persia . he Greek emperorswith success, but was at last defeated by Hera-- clius. He is said to have married a daughterof the Emperor Maurice, named Irene, calledby the Persians Shircen,. or Sweet. Perhslds history forms a tragical episodein this romance. He was a statuary, cele-^^ .A brated-throughout the Bast for. his greatsJ^^^ genius, but was daring enough to fix his affec-\ J \ IA tiona on the beloved of a kiag. The jealousy -^ of Khosrftwas excited, and he lamented I to his courtiers the existence of a passionwhich was so violent aa not to be con-cealed, and which gave him great was recommended to emplpy Perhid insuch a manner as to occupy his whole life,and divert him from his dangerous dream:accordingly, as on one occasion the fairShireen had, somewhat unxeasonably, re-quired of her royal lover a river of milk i hemade her desire a pretext for the labours heimposed on his presumptuous rival. Perh^d was summoned to the presence ofKhosrii, and commissioned by the kiag to V*. PEEHAD ANDSHIREEN. 85 execute a work which should render hisname unmortal, but one which, to accomplish,demanded almost superhuman powers : thiswas to clear away all impediments which obstructed the passage of the great moun-tain of Beysitouh, at that time: impassable iaconsequence of its mighty masses of rock andstone. , He commanded him., .after havingdone this, to cause the rivers on thtf opposite .side of,the niountain to join. Ferhad, nothing daunted, replied that hewould remove the very heart of the rockfrom the kings path; but on condition thatthe lovely Shixeeii should be the reward of , his labours. Khosrii, secretly triumphiagin the conviction that what the artist Under-took w;fls impossible,consented to his terms,and the mdefatigable lover began his work. THE LABOURS OF FERHAD. On lofty BeySitoun the lingering sunj!f-Looks down on ceaseless labours^ long begun:The mountain trembles to the eohoin,g soundPf falling rocksj that ? from her sides rebo
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