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FERISHTAH'S FANCIES.
Whereto the Dervish: "First amend, my son,Thy faulty nomenclature, call beliefBelief indeed, nor grace with such a nameThe easy acquiescence of mankindIn matters nowise worth dispute, since lifeLasts merely the allotted moment. Lo—That lion-stag-and-spider tale leaves fixedThe fact for us that somewhen Abbas reigned,Died, somehow slain,—a useful registry,—Which therefore we—'believe'? Stand forward, thou,My Yakub, son of Yusuf, son of Zal!I advertise thee that our liege the ShahHappily regnant, hath become assured,By opportune discovery, that thy sires,Son by the father upwards, track their line
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