saying that he could hardly hope to see
a copy in his shop or to get a peep at it. 'I have a copy,'
continued I, 'but if you will offer me a thousand roubles for the
bare reading of it I cannot do you the favour.' The man opened his
eyes in astonishment. 'It must be a wonderful book,' said he. 'Yes,
in that you are right, my good friend,' I replied."--[_John P.
Hasfeld_.]

"After he became famous the Russian Government was desirous of
procuring a copy of this rare book, _Targum_, for the Imperial
Library, and sent an Envoy to England for the purpose. But the Envoy
was refused what he sought, and told that as the book was not worth
notice when the author's name was obscure and they had the
opportunity of obtaining it themselves, they should not have it
now."--[_A. Egmont Hake_, _in The Athenaeum_, _August_ 13_th_, 1881.]

_Contents_.

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Ode to God. [_Reign'd the Universe's Master ere were 1
earthly things begun_]

Borrow reprinted this _Ode_ in _The Bible in Spain_,
1843, Vol. iii, p. 333.

Prayer. [_O Thou who dost know what the heart fain would 2
hide_]

Death. [_Grim Death in his shroud swatheth mortals each 3
hour_]

Stanzas. On a Fountain. [_In the fount fell my tears_, 4
_like rain_]

Stanzas. The Pursued. [_How wretched roams the weary 4
wight_]

Odes. From the Persian:

1. [_Boy_, _hand my friends the cup_, '_tis time of 5
roses now_]

2. [_If shedding lovers' blood thou deem'st a matter 5
slight_]

3. [_O thou_, _whose equal mind knows no vexation_] 6

Stanzas. From the Turkish of Fezouli. [_O Fezouli_, 7
_the hour is near_]

Description of Paradise. [_Eight Gennets there be_, _as 8
some relate_]

O Lord! I nothing crave but Thee. [_O Thou_, _from whom 11
all love doth flow_]

Mystical Poem. Relating to the worship of the Great 13
Foutsa or Buddh. [_Should I Foutsa's force and glory_]

Moral Metaphors:

1. [_From out the South the genial breezes sigh_] 19

2. [_Survey_, _survey Gi Shoi's murmuring flood_!] 20

The Mountain-Chase. [_Autumn has fled and winte