ANALYSIS AND SPECIMENS

OF THE

JOSEPH AND ZULAIKHA,

A HISTORICAL-ROMANTIC POEM, BY THE PERSIAN POET

JAMI.

“I can understand how the beauty of Joseph, which added fresh lustre to the day, drew forth Zulaikha from behind the veil of her modesty.”—Hafiz: Alif 8.

LONDON:

PUBLISHED BY WILLIAMS AND NORGATE, HENRIETTA

STREET, COVENT GARDEN;

AND BY JAMES CORNISH, MANCHESTER.

MDXXXLXXIII.