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REMARKS ON THE PRINCE’S CHARACTER, 
of Sultania; and gave me a particular history of the tomb of 
Mahomed Khodabund, under whose lofty towers he was then 
conversing; with an account of the treasures, which would have 
been lavished on its decoration, within and without the mosque, 
had it received the sainted remains of Ali, and of Hossein. 
Observations on what Sultania had been, and what he hoped 
Sultanabad would be, brought him round to his favourite discus¬ 
sions : the general state of Persia under its different dynasties, 
ancient and modern; its relative situation, with regard to the 
great European powers, in all times; and throughout, though 
the subject seemed ever in his thought, and therefore the most 
frequent on his tongue, the variety of his ideas gave a constant 
freshness to the theme ; and this evening, like all others passed 
in his company, sent me to my own cell for the night, still more 
impressed with the expansion of his views, towards his own 
country ; and the rare disposition, with which he contemplated 
the higher range in civilization, attained by the nations of Europe. 
No petty jealousy for a moment clouded his brow, when listen¬ 
ing to me on the subject; nor while descanting on their power 
and fame himself. A noble emulation, to tread the same happy 
progress, seemed the simple feeling of his heart, in every minute 
inquiry, under every exciting reply. 
Next morning, about seven o’clock, with the snow lying deep 
on every object in Sultania, we recommenced our march, over 
similar ice paths to the day before, and nearly in the same direc¬ 
tion. As we went along, I was told an interesting circumstance, 
which had occurred in the neighbourhood about three years ago. 
Near to the summit of one of the hills, to the south-east of the 
city, a Kurdish peasant, at work, dis covered a stone-coffin, and, 
on opening it, the skeleton of a woman, who had evidently been 
