Gulzar, Or the Rose-Bower

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Excerpt from Gulzar, Or the Rose-Bower: A Tale of Persia Towards the close of the reign of the celebrated Aga Mohammed, Shah of Persia, an aged Dervise presented himself at the gate of the harem of the King, at Teheran, and requested to be admitted to the presence of the incomparable princess Gulzar, favorite daughter of the Shah, who was then pining away on a bed of sickness, baffling the skill of the most learned Physicians of the Kingdom. In vain had the most infallible medicines, the most precious gums, and the most delicious perfumes been mixed and mingled for the Princess's recovery-in vain had the prayers of the most sacred Imans and Mollahs ascended before the altar of the Prophet: the sear and yellow leaf of Autumn had fallen from the tree, the snows and storms of winter had swept around the bower of the bulbul, and the bloom had long since fled from the rose. But the leaf fell not from the tree unheeded, nor did the bloom pass away from the rose: with the departure of the rose the light of her eye faded, and with the fall of the leaf the hopes of the Princess passed away. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.