ABSTRACT
Produce now from thy court two men of lore, Of fluent tongue, and happy in discourse, And if in rede and wisdom they excel One of these men with me then I have done. With this thy land, for wise men spurn not words ; Or else choose out among the warriors That wield in Hindústán the massive mace A hundred horsemen to fight one of us, And we, what time thy wit and worth shall stand Revealed, will ask not tribute from thy land.”
