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induce him to compose a poem in praise of Sanjar the 

 same night ; which he presented to that prince^ the fol- 

 lowing day. 



The Sultfin, who was no bad judge of the merits of 

 poetical compositions, deemed the production excellent ; 

 and perceiving it to be the offspring of an extraordinary 

 genius, asked Anwari whether he would prefer being- 

 attached to the Court, or, simply, a pecuniary gratinca- 

 tion. Fie immediately answered, in verse, that he had 

 no other ambition than that of being in the service of 

 so great a prince. 



The Sultan, from that time, retained Anwari near 

 his person and transferred him from the college to the 

 Court." 



The Tears of Khorassan, a poetical address to Sanjar, 

 is among the best of his productions. 



He excelled in odes and medahs ; his style is elegant 

 and chaste and greatly admired by Persian Savans. It 

 is said also that he was a proficient in astronomy. 



Aid had IJddin, 



Was a native »f the province of Kerman, and hence 

 sometimes styled Kermani. He was accounted a good 

 poet. The following is a stanza to the mole on his mis- 

 tress's forehead, the pupil of her eye, and the amber co- 

 loured mole on her cheek : — 



" The ravisher of ni}^ heart inscribed a musky characlcr on llic 

 moon 



Whilst consuming fire preyed on tlic hearts ofmankiml : 



