entertainment.

Now has been told what the rose did to the cypress.

Finished, finished, finished!


Footnotes for What The Rose Did to the Cypress


[FN#1] Translated from two Persian MSS. in the possession of
the British Museum and the India Office, and adapted, with some
reservations, by Annette S. Beveridge.

[FN#2] Jessamine, ruby-decked.

[FN#3] Life-giving diamond.

[FN#4] World-gripper.

[FN#5] Love-enkindler.

[FN#6] Rose-cheek.

[FN#7] Heartsease.

[FN#8] Elias.

[FN#9] Pleasure.