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Hishvi Lays the Teeth Before Caesar

Hishvi Lays the Teeth Before Caesar

From C5.13, Goshtasb’s Prowess before Caesar. It illustrates C5.13.36–43:

  • C5.13.36
    Within the forest fell that wolf of prey;The mountain dragon died the selfsame way.
  • C5.13.37
    Both lost their heads beneath my sword’s decree;And Hishvi was the one who guided me.
  • C5.13.38
    Their teeth remain within my house today;The wounds upon them prove the words I say.
  • C5.13.39
    Ask Hishvi; he can tell you what befell;These deeds are fresh, and he remembers well.”
  • C5.13.40
    When Hishvi came and laid the teeth in sight,He told the Caesar how Goshtasb won the fight.
  • C5.13.41
    Then Caesar spoke in penitence and shame:“Young man, you suffered wrong; I bear the blame.
  • C5.13.42
    Where is my dear Katayun? Tell me now.She has just cause to blame me, I avow.”
  • C5.13.43
    At Murin and Ahran he glared in rage:“No hidden lie survives from age to age.”

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