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A brief notice of some of the 



posed a Diwan considered as the " model of eloquence." He shone 

 also in epistolary composition. 



Nasir Khosro. 



A poet, physician by profession, cotemporary with Sultan Mostan- 

 ser Fatimi Mughrebi, caliph of Egypt, flourished in the 5th 

 century of the Hejira — Khosro was profoundly read in the doctrines of 

 the Shias and his opinions on religious subjects were implicitly bow- 

 ed to by those of his own sect. His poetical compositions are 

 but faintly praised. The name of one alone is mentioned by his 

 biographer, viz. the Roshnai ndmeh, 



Naziri Nishapuri. 



Nishapuri was liberally patronized by the emperors Akbar and 

 Jehangir. He was more lauded for his generosity to mendicants and 

 faquirs than for poetical talent. 



Newai. 



Also called Mir Alishir, is the author of a Diwan written in the Per- 

 sian and Turkish languages. He composed an ode in answer to the 

 Bahr-al-abrar of Mir Khosro. Newdi was a man of wealth, famed 

 for generosity and his munificent patronage of poets and men of 

 letters, 



Nevidi Nishapuri., 



This poet was a native oiNishapur as his title imports. He entered 

 into the service of the emperors Humaiyun and Akbar, in praise of 

 whom he composed numerous medahs* He died A, H. 973 and was 

 interred at the city of Ajin, 



