ABSTRACT
He wrote a letter to the king of earth, With1 praises of him from the righteous Judge, Then said : “ Since thou departest from the pact Made by just kings I will not call thee royal. Thine ancestors had acted never so, Those rulers of the world elect and pure. By breaking thus the compact of the Persians, And flinging to the dust the mark of greatness,2 Thou forcest me to break the treaty also, And draw the scimitar in self-defence.”
