The Signet Ring Tossed in Air

From E5.24, Bahram Chubin Reveals His Ambition. It illustrates E5.24.53–57:

• E5.24.53
  Bahram then turned to Bahram, wise in thought,His prudent friend, whose counsel had been sought.
• E5.24.54
  “What say you of this quest for wealth and state?Will royal greatness come, or grief await?”
• E5.24.55
  He laughed to hear them weigh so grave a thing,Then tossed into the air his signet-ring:
• E5.24.56
  “As long as this gold ring remains in air,So long a subject may the diadem wear!”
• E5.24.57
  The captain frowned: “You make the crown too small;It is no trivial honor, once for all!”

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