Motif
Beloved’s illness brings grief to a powerful lover
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 5384-5512 confidence: high
The prince sees a fair handmaid wandering near a grove, falls in love, lavishes gold, and makes her his thrall.
The prince falls in love with the handmaid, makes her his thrall, and grieves when she becomes sick, calling her life of life to him.
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