Motif
Broken royal promise after long poetic labor
broken_royal_promise_after_long_poetic_labor
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. 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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Persian Literature, Volume 1 DRB AND DR / SIKANDER / FIRDUSI'S INVOCATION / FIRDUSI'S SATIRE ON MAHMUD; lines 14142-14279 confidence: high
The speaker says thirty years of toil produced a sublime record of warlike deeds, but after being urged on by royal promise the aged bard has been cheated of his pledged reward.
The speaker says thirty years of toil and care were urged on by a royal promise, but the aged bard was cheated of the pledged reward.
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