Penny Dreadfuls, 1900 · page 85 of 142
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and the Salaman and Absal of Jami — page 85: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a text page from a Victorian literary work titled "Salámán and Absál" (page 59). The page contains verse poetry presented in multiple sections: an opening stanza criticizing a shah lacking wisdom, followed by a quoted divine speech to the Prophet David about just rulership, and finally the beginning of a narrative passage describing the Shah of Yúnan contemplating his empire at night. The ornamental border and typography indicate this is from a serialized literary publication rather than sensational penny dreadful material.
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<< SALAMAN AND ABSAL. The SxHau that has not Wisdom in himself, Nor has a Wise one for his Counsellor, The wand of his Authority falls short, And his Dominion crumbles at the base. For he, discerning not the characters Of Tyranny and Justice, confounds both, Making the World a desert, and Redress A fantom-water of the Wilderness. God said to the Prophet David— * David, whom I have exalted “* From the sheep to be my People’s “ Shepherd, by your Justice my ‘* Revelation justify. ** Lest the misbelveving—yea, “ The Fire-adoring, Princes rather “© Be my Prophets, who fulfil, “ Knowing not my Worp, my WILL.” One night Toe SHau of Yunan as he sate Contemplating his measureless extent Of Empire, and the glory wherewithal, (C(O) IG DOO ‘S. (C©)