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The Envoy of Harum Rides to Iskandar
Book D5 · The Iskandar Cycle

The Envoy of Harum Rides to Iskandar

From D5.28, Iskandar and the City of Women. It illustrates D5.28.47–50:

  • D5.28.47
    A woman envoy journeyed with the sheet,To lay the answer at Iskandar’s feet.
  • D5.28.48
    She wore a crown and robes of royal grace,With ten fair riders matching her in pace.
  • D5.28.49
    The Shah sent forward horsemen to the plain,To welcome her before his battle train.
  • D5.28.50
    She gave the scroll to Caesar for review,And spoke her nation’s message, clear and true.

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Iskandar
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