Ch 01 Manner Of Kings Story 08 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHIJK

Hormuzd being asked what fault the veziers of his father hadA
committed that he imprisoned them replied 'I discovered no faultB
I saw that boundless awe of me had taken root in their hearts but thatC
they had no full confidence in my promises wherefore I apprehendedD
that they fearing calamities would befall them might attempt my lifeE
and I acted according to the maxim of sages who have saidF
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'Dread him who dreads thee O sageG
Although thou couldst cope with a hundred like himH
Seest thou not when the cat becomes desperateI
How he plucks out with his claws the eyes of a tigerJ
The viper stings the shepherd's footK
Because it fears he will strike his head with a stone '-

Saadi Shirazi



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