22i c. The third is where an impossible thing is supposed by the force of if or its equivalent aIf the orb of the treasury of ambrosia (the moon) were void of spots at its full then would her face endure the defeat of hating its parallel found." d. The fourth consists in mentioning the effect first to impress on the reader the rapid efficiency of the cause as in these lines from the dram [...] lie says of it that It is an historical poem the heroes are Naisir-ud-Din and Moizz-ud-Din but the facts arc so much clad in allegories that the only historical value of the book is that it offers us a specimen of the singular taste of the age in which it was coposed." The style of the poem k us of all Khusrau's works) is full of exaggeration and metaphorical description but the facts of [...] The sun at the same time enters Gemini and we have a very elaborate description of the hot weather but the poet represents the army as marching on without suffering any inconvnience ' not a soldier knew aught of the heat of the sun under the canopying shade of the king the Shadow of God !' Ite at length reaches the city of Oude and encamps by the river Gogra. [...] The poet first describes the night of the festivity then follow chapters devotedto the taper the lamp the 27 mansions of the moon and the astrological position of the heavenly constellations at the hour of 4he conjunction of the two auspicious planets" of the earth. [...] After this we have a curious series of chapters on the wine the laggon ( 40 -+5 0 ) the flask ) the cup the cupbearer the harp the Kviarablsb the pipe the tabour the singers the festal board the betel.
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- sarf.120250
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