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⟨the⟩ myſteries of devotion; let me forget ⟨the⟩ world, and by the world be ⟨forgotten⟩, till the moment arrives in which ⟨the⟩ vail of eternity ſhall fall, and I ſhall ⟨be⟩ found at the bar of the Almighty" ⟨Mirza⟩ then bowed himself to the earth, ⟨and⟩ ſtood ſilent.
By the command of Abbas it is recorded, that at theſe words he trembled ⟨upon⟩ that throne, at the footſtool of ⟨which⟩ the world pays homage: He ⟨looked⟩ round upon his nobles; but every ⟨countenance⟩ was pale, and every eye was ⟨upon⟩ the earth. No man opened his ⟨mouth⟩; and the King firſt broke ſilence, ⟨after⟩ it had continued near an hour.
"Mirza, terror and doubt are come ⟨upon⟩ me: I am alarmed, as a man who ⟨ſuddenly⟩ perceives that he is near the ⟨brink⟩ of a precipice, and is urged forward by an irreſiſtable force; but yet I ⟨know⟩ not whether my danger is a reality ⟨or⟩ a dream; I am as thou art a reptile ⟨on⟩ the earth: my life is a moment; and ⟨eternity⟩, in which days, and years, and ⟨ages⟩ are nothing, eternity is before me, ⟨for⟩ which I ſhould alſo prepare: But by ⟨whom⟩ then must the Faithful be
