Nineveh And Persepolis An Historical Sketch of Ancient Assyria And Persia With
Nineveh And Persepolis An Historical Sketch of Ancient Assyria And Persia With
W S W William Sandys Wright Vaux
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And while he was reflecting on bis situation CHAP, ix. ] TAKHT-I-BOSTAN. 368 he suddenly fell asleep, and his grandftitlier Xusbirwan (sur- named the Just) appeared before him in a dream, and said, ' my son, why art thou thus melancholy and dejected ? ]Janish all sorrow from thy mind. Four things shall be thy portion, each of which is equal iu value to the empire of Iran. I now declare to thee these tidings ! In place of the horse which you have lost you will get two, one called Shubdiz (of a d...ark or blackish colour), the other Gulgoon (rose-coloured). The nails of your favourite haqier have been cut off, but you shall find two others unequalled in the world, one called Barbud, the other Nekisa. The third gift that awaits you is a painter more skilful than Mani of Chem ; and the fourth blessing which you are to enjoy, is a female named Shirin, far superior to any woman that has yet existed, at whose transceudant beauty even tlie sun is confounded. ' " Wlien Khosru awoke from his dream he was astonished, and said to himself, " This vision of my ancestor may not deceive mc ; tlie dream may yet be fulfilled.
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