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The Golden Casket Is Opened
Book A6 · The First Kings: Fereydoon

The Golden Casket Is Opened

From A6.13, Fereydoon Receives the Tragic News. It illustrates A6.13.11–14:

  • A6.13.11
    They thought his dreadful tale could not be so,And raised the golden lid in fear and woe.
  • A6.13.12
    They drew the silken folds away in dread,And there before them lay young Iraj’s head.
  • A6.13.13
    Fereydoon fell from horseback to the ground,The army tore their robes; a wail went round.
  • A6.13.14
    Their faces black, their staring eyes went white,For they had hoped to see another sight.

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Fereydoon
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