... brought to him that his presence was imperatively required at home—one of his lively brothers was once more in arms, or the Persian Shah, taking advantage of his absence, was besieging Candahar. On two occasions he did contrive to get as far South as Lahore ...

... shy, And do the fair one's patience try. You meet them in the streets, so grand, With glass to eye, and cane in band. The Persian Shah, the papers say, Could next your head off, nor delay. Old Tom, the hostler, I enable To wash the cars or clean the stable ...

... Mountain of Light, Koh-i-noor. It was presented as a reward for fidelity to an Afghanistan prince by a clesoendant of the Persian Shah, and passed from him in 1793, into the hands of Taimur Shah, King of Cambnl. Travelling with a conquered prince again, ...