Penny Dreadfuls, 1900 · page 127 of 142
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and the Salaman and Absal of Jami — page 127: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a text page from a Victorian penny dreadful titled "Salámán and Absál" (page 101). It contains a passage of verse presented as a quotation, discussing divine ministers who bring reports of good and evil through a realm, with emphasis on remembering that "suffering accuser also to be judge" builds prosperity. The text appears philosophical or allegorical in nature, framed by decorative floral borders typical of Victorian printing. No illustration or running narrative prose is visible—only the quoted verse passage.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
SALAMAN AND ABSAL. “ Their sweet Access a salve to wounded Hearts; “ Their Wrath a sword against Iniquity, “ But at thy bidding only to be drawn; ‘“* Whose Ministers they are, to bring thee in “ Report of Good or Evil through the Realm : ‘“¢ Which to confirm with thine immediate Eye, * Aud least of all, remember—least of all, “ Suffering Accuser also to be Judge, “ By surest steps up-builds Prosperity.” COMICLOO