Of Ferdoosee. 33 
His white hair is his only defect; 
In vain would the detractor seek any other 
fault: 
Nay even the whiteness of his hair becomes 
him; 
You would say,—He is born to win all hearts. 
In consequence of this eulogium, Rooda- 
bah conceives a passion for the hero. 
When Roodabah heard these words, 
Her cheeks crimsoned like the flower of the 
pomegranate ; 
Her heart became inflamed with the love of 
Zaul; 
She declined her food, and became a stran- 
ger to’repose. 
After some time she summons resolution to 
declare her passion to her attendants, and 
ask their counsel. The avowal of her affec- 
tion, the astonishment and ex postulation of the 
slaves, and the reply of Roodabah, are highly 
natural, spirited and poetical. 
Then she said to her faithful slaves, 
I will discover, what [have hitherto conceal’d; 
You are the depositaries of my secrets, 
My servants, and the partners of my griefs : 
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