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"A just image of human nature, representing its humours, and the changes

of fortune to which it is subject, for the delight and instruction of mankind."-DRYDENT

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JOSEPH SHACKELL, 15, WINE OFFICE COURT, FLEET STREET.

SOLD BY LONGMAN AND CO.;

WHITTAKER AND CO.;

AND MARSHALL; B. STEILL;

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w. STRANGE; CARVILL, NEW YORK;

AND ALL BOOKSELLERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

MDCCCXXXI.

SIMPKIN

TRANSFERRED TO
U OF W LIBRARY

LONDON:

Shackell and Carfrae, Printers, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street.

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THE DEEV ALFAKIR.

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The day was closing, and the rich autuninal beams gilded the pomegranates that I To the KEEPSAKE, the most singularly flourished in Sadak's orchard, and the beautiful of all the Annuals, that has mournful cypresses that surrounded it. been presented to the world at this season The heat of the day had been great, and of the year, by the liberality of their the air was fraught with a full and heavy highly deserving publishers, are we langour. The philosopher was seated at indebted for the tale which has insertion a favourite window reading, to catch the within these pages. Our readers will cool fragrance of the air. He had withreadily find on its perusal that it bears drawn the exquisitely woven curtains of Some analogy to one of the Tales of the peach coloured silk. His limbs Genii though not of equal merit with the on a divan of downy softness: the most one from which it is evidently borrowed, delightful sherbet sparkled in crystal yet we think that it possesses sufficient vases; and a thousand flowers of every originality to warrant our submitting it to hue expanded their blossoms, and diffused their fragrance around him. Sadak raised his head, and cast a glance on the luxu riant scene, but withdrew it with discontent and disgust. He recurred to his studies, in a few moments he pushed away the beautiful manuscript.

the tastes of our readers.

THE DEEV ALFAKIR.-In the vine surounded city of Shiraz, under the reign of Otman, dwelt Sadak, surnamed Al Hahjim or the Philosopher. He lived in almost uninterrupted solitude, his dwelling though not splendid was elegant; and his household consisted of a few slaves, who regarded their master with fidelity Sadak had few friends, and no acquaintances; but he had many well wishers in those to whom he had done good. He was rich, noble, learned, benevolent, and unhappy. Vol. I. B

and affection.

"Idle philosophy," he exclaimed, "able only to denote what is good, but powerless in teaching to attain it; useless to the happy, and to the wretched worse than useless, a mockery and a pain! Oh happiest phoenix of life, believed in but not found, I abandon the search, and ask but for forgetfulness."

He turned away as he spoke, and 1--SATURDAY, JAN. 12, 1828.

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