  Title: The Bakhtyār Nāma A Persian Romance Author: Anonymous Editor: W. A. Clouston Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 E-text prepared by |
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THE
BAKHTYĀR NĀMA:
A PERSIAN ROMANCE.
TRANSLATED FROM A MANUSCRIPT TEXT,
BY
SIR WILLIAM OUSELEY.
Edited, with Introduction and Notes,
BY
W. A. CLOUSTON,
Editor of “Arabian Poetry for English Readers.”
Each order given by a reigning King
Should after long reflection be expressed;
For it may be that endless woe will spring
From a command he paused not to digest.
Anvār-i Suhailī.
PRIVATELY PRINTED.
MDCCCLXXXIII.
Edition:
330 Copies, of which 30 are printed on hand-made paper, and numbered.
WILLIAM BURNS, PRINTER, LARKHALL, LANARKSHIRE.
TO
GENERAL JAMES ABBOTT, C.B.,
MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,
A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
FROM
THE EDITOR.