ADVERTISEMENT. THE first edition of this book was published in 1882, and contained 253 quatrains. In 1883 I brought out an edition containing the Persian text of 500 quatrains, based on a collation of eight authorities, together with English verse translations. The present edition is not a mere reprint of that of 1882, but contains 267 of the best quatrains in my larger edition, carefully revised. February 6, 1893. E. H. W. 7 A |