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Young Caesar Spurns the Shah's Letter
Book E4 · Anooshirvan’s Last Years

Young Caesar Spurns the Shah's Letter

From E4.1, Anooshirvan Prepares to March on Rum. It illustrates E4.1.18–22:

  • E4.1.18
    He reached the court and climbed the palace stair,And brought the Shah’s own letter to the heir.
  • E4.1.19
    When Caesar saw the title on the scroll,The Shah’s high style inflamed his youthful soul.
  • E4.1.20
    He was a hasty youth, new to the crown,And met the Shah’s high pride with his own frown.
  • E4.1.21
    He met the Shah’s own envoy with a stare,And gave him neither welcome nor due care.
  • E4.1.22
    He lodged him far from court; the letter layUnanswered as the hours slipped away.
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