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The Persian texts of the Al Bustan differ greatly.The Original is in Persian verse. The translation is in prose. In this i have but pursued the course which Mr. Wollaston has followed in rendering the verses of the Anavar-i-Suhaili. To render the Bustan in verse. one should loo at poet, at least equal in power to the author. Even then it would he well-nigh impossible to clothe the Bustan in such an English dress us would truly convey its beauties. Moreover, if such a translation could be prepared, no matter how beautiful it might he in execution, it would he of little advantage to the student. That which is now offered is so literal and so annotated as to encourage the hope that it may in a great measure relieve the student from the labour of consulting a dictionary.