Motif
precarious height and downfall of the powerful
precarious_height_and_downfall_of_the_powerful
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Fallen Power and Ruined Splendor. 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 Persian Mystics: Jámí OCCUPATION ENNOBLED BY A GREAT MAN / THIRD GARDEN / WISE MAXIMS / THE DOWNFALL OF THE MIGHTY; lines 1820-1837 confidence: high
The favorites of sultans are likened to people climbing a precipitous mountain and falling from it because of anger and changes of time.
The favorites of sultans are compared to climbers on a precipitous mountain, and their high position makes their fall more disastrous.
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