Originally published in 1845, these are selections on and from classical Persian literature and writers, Persian poetry, ornamental composition, the Sufis, Ferdusi, Khakani; Omar Khiam; Sadi, The Moolah of Rum; Hafiz, the Persian Anacreon; Jami; and more.. (From the Introduction): "..The softest and the richest language in the world is the Persian: it is so peculiarly adapted to the purposes of poetry, that it is acknowledged there have been more poets produced in Persia than in all the other nations of Europe together.."