The Poetry of the East
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When your lives' dust is balanced over heaven and hell, . Ah ! think, will its renown the name of God outweigh ? " ELBOTV-EOOM.
Ten poor men sleep in peace on one straw heap, as Saadi sings, But the immensest empire is too narrow for two kings.
FORTTINE AND "WOETH.
That haughty rich man see, a merely gilded clod ; This poor man see, pure gold with common dust be- smeared.
Start not ; in needy garb was Moses girt and shod, When waved and shone before him Pharaoh's golden beard !
OEIENTAL POETET.... 173 charity's eye: FEOM NISAMI.
One evening Jesus lingered in tlie market-place.
Teaching the people parables of truth and grace, When in the square remote a crowd was seen to rise, And stop, with loathing gestures and abhorring cries.
The Master and his meek disciples went to see What cause for this commotion and disgust could be, And found a poor dead dog beside the gutter laid ; Eevolting sight ! at which each face its bate betrayed.
One held his nose, one shut his eyes, one turned away ; And all among themselves began aloud to say, " Detested creature !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When your lives' dust is balanced over heaven and hell, . Ah ! think, will its renown the name of God outweigh ? " ELBOTV-EOOM.
Ten poor men sleep in peace on one straw heap, as Saadi sings, But the immensest empire is too narrow for two kings.
FORTTINE AND "WOETH.
That haughty rich man see, a merely gilded clod ; This poor man see, pure gold with common dust be- smeared.
Start not ; in needy garb was Moses girt and shod, When waved and shone before him Pharaoh's golden beard !
OEIENTAL POETET.... 173 charity's eye: FEOM NISAMI.
One evening Jesus lingered in tlie market-place.
Teaching the people parables of truth and grace, When in the square remote a crowd was seen to rise, And stop, with loathing gestures and abhorring cries.
The Master and his meek disciples went to see What cause for this commotion and disgust could be, And found a poor dead dog beside the gutter laid ; Eevolting sight ! at which each face its bate betrayed.
One held his nose, one shut his eyes, one turned away ; And all among themselves began aloud to say, " Detested creature !
What to read after The Poetry of the East?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Alger William Rounseville to read onlineMoreLess
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