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 had | A |
| committed that he imprisoned them replied 'I discovered no fault | B |
| I saw that boundless awe of me had taken root in their hearts but that | C |
| they had no full confidence in my promises wherefore I apprehended | D |
| that they fearing calamities would befall them might attempt my life | E |
| and I acted according to the maxim of sages who have said | F |
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| 'Dread him who dreads thee O sage | G |
| Although thou couldst cope with a hundred like him | H |
| Seest thou not when the cat becomes desperate | I |
| How he plucks out with his claws the eyes of a tiger | J |
| The viper stings the shepherd's foot | K |
| Because it fears he will strike his head with a stone ' | - |
Saadi Shirazi
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