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SA D I:
GULISTAN
OR
FLOWER-
GULIST AN
FLOWER-
GARDEN
TRANSLATED,
GARDEN:
WITH
AN
ESSAY,
BY
ROSS:
AND A NOTE
JAMES
ROSS
AND
A
NOTE
:
:
UPON
THE
TRANSLATOR
CHARLES
SAYLE.
SAYLE.
BY
BY
LONDON
:
LONDON
=
WALTER
SCOTT,
,V
ALTER SCOTT,
24
WARWICK
LANE.
24
WARWICK LANE.
ware
where
Sadi
dwells
Be
"Be thou ware where Sadi dwells;
of
the
gods
is
he,
Wisdom
of the gods is he, -
Entertain
it reverently.
Entertain
it
reverently.
that
golden
lamp
Gladly round that golden lamp
Gladly
Sylvan deities encamp,
Sylvan
deities
encamp,
And simple maids and noble youth
simple
maids
and
noble
youth
welcome
to
the
man
of
truth.
Are
welcome to the man of truth.
Are
Most
welcome
they
who
need
him
most,
Most welcome they who need him most,
They feed the spring which they exhaust:
They
feed
the
spring
which
they
exhaust
For
greater
need
For greater need
Draws
better deed:-
Draws
better
deed:
But, critic, spare thy vanity,
But,
critic,
spare
thy
vanity,
Nor
show
thy
Nor show thy pompous parts,
parts,
vex
with
odious
subtlety
To vex with odious subtlety
The
cheerer
of
men's
hearts.
"
The
cheerer of men's hearts."
'
;
:
-Emerson.
Emerson.
College
CONTENTS.
SHAIKH SADI
•.
TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
........
......
OR,
OR,
PAGE
I
59
59
THE
MOCADDAMAH
;
MOCADDAMAH;
INTRODUCTION
.
,
TO
.
THE
6
1
61
.
GULISTAN
OF
SHAIKH
SADI
CHAP.
CHAP.
I.
OF
THE
I.-OF THE
CUSTOMS
OF
KINGS •
.
.
77
77
II.
OF
H.-OF
THE
MORALS
OF
DARWESHES
.
.126
126
167
167
2OO
200
208
CHAP.
CHAP.
III.
OF
IH.-QF
THE
PRECIOUSNESS
OF
CONTENTMENT
IV.
OF
IV.-OF
THE
BENEFIT
OF
BEING
SILENT
LOVE
AND
YOUTH
.
.
CHAP.
CHAP.
CHAP.
OF
V.
V.-OF
VI.
OF
VI.-OF
VII.
OF
VII.-QF
.
.
.
IMBECILITY
AND
OLD AGE
AND
.
.
234
234
244
244
CHAP.
CHAP.
THE
IMPRESSIONS
OF
EDUCATION
THE
.
.
CHAP.
VIII.
OF
THE
DUTIES
OF
SOCIETY
CHAP. VIlI.-OF THE
SOCIETY.
.
272
.272
NOTE
UPON
THE
TRANSLATOR,
TRANSLATOR.
JAMES
Ross,
son
of
Alexander
Ross,
a
burgess
of
Aber-
son of Alexander Ross, a burgess of Aber-
city,
2ist
June
1759.
He
was
21st
1759. He was
a
student
at
Marischal
College
from
1774
to
1777,
in
a student at Marischal College from
1774
to 1777, in
which
year
he
graduated
as
Master
of
Arts.
After
studying
.which
year he graduated as Master of Arts. After studying
medicine
he
was
appointed
successively
to
the
Vesuvius
in
medicine he was appointed successively to the
Vesuvius
in
1782;
acting-surgeon
to
the Enterprise
at
Woolwich
till
1782; acting-surgeon to the
Enterpnse
at Woolwich till
the
return
of
the
Galatea;
assistant
surgeon
to
the
the return of the
Galatea
/
assistant surgeon to the
Bountiful;
and
in
1783
proceeded
to
Fort
St.
George
Bountiful~'
and in
to Fort St.
and
Calcutta;
in
1784-5
to
Barrackpur
and
Burhampur;
and Calcutta;
in
to Barrackpur and Burhampur;
and
in
1785
to
Lucknow.
and in
to Lucknow.
In
1786
he
marched
from
In
he marched from
Lucknow
to
Midnapur,
and
in
1789
was
stationed
at
Lucknow to
and in
was stationed at
Dinajepur,
on
the
Bengal
Establishment.
Dinajepur, on the
Establishment.
In
1797
he
In
1797
he
returned
to
England
on
furlough,
the
voyage
taking
eleven
returned to
on furlough, the voyage taking eleven
months.
months.
In
1801
he
was
acting-surgeon
to
the
18th
In 1801 he was acting-surgeon to the
i8th
Regiment
of
Native
Infantry,
and
afterwards
senior
surgeon
of Native Infantry, and afterwards senior surgeon
to
one
detachment.
to one detachment.
From
the
year
1802
up
to
the
time
of
From the year
1802
to the time of
his
death,
he
was
a
member
of the
Royal
Asiatic
Society.
his death, he was a member of the
Asiatic Society.
He
retired,
owing
to
ill-health,
in
1804,
and
returned
to
He retired,
to ill-health, in
and returned to
England,
residing
at
various places
in
the
South
of
England
England, residing at various places in the South of
before
he
finally
settled,
in
1810,
at
Exeter,
where,
at
his
before he finally settled, in
at Exeter, where, at his
residence
in
Summerland
Place
(now
2
Higher
Summer-
residence in
Summerland
Place
2
Summer·
he
died,
2
2nd
July
1831.
lands),
he died, 22nd July
lands),
deen,
was
born
in
that
deen, was born in that
city,
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