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The Poet Wakes in the Night
Book A0 · The Prelude

The Poet Wakes in the Night

From A0.12, Praise for Sultan Mahmud. It illustrates A0.12.28–30:

  • A0.12.28
    I woke at once and sprang up from my bed,And long that night his praise was all I said.
  • A0.12.29
    No wealth had I, no coin abroad to send,But poured my soul out till the night’s dark end.
  • A0.12.30
    I told my heart: this dream shall be made plain,For blest his fame over all the world shall reign.

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Ferdowsi
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