Motif
beloved-centered conversation around the lover
beloved_centered_conversation_around_the_lover
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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persian
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The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan LXXXV / LXXXVI / LXXXIX / XCIII; lines 4646-4667 confidence: medium
"If thou knowest that the inclination is reciprocal, accommodate thy story to the temper of the hearer"; a discreet man in Mujnun's company would speak only with encomiums on Laila.
The passage says that a discreet man in Mujnun's company would speak only in praise of Laila.
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