Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Beha-Ed-Din Zoheir, of Egypt, Vol. 2: With a Metrical English Translation, Notes, and Introduction; Translation Praise be to God who created man, and endowed him with clear speech; and adorned him with those two least members, the heart and tongue. The tendency of people in the present day to travel abroad, and to communicate freely with each other, notwithstanding the differences of nationality and religion, and the long distances that separate them, has made the acquisition of foreign languages indis pensable to those who desire to journey in distant countries. As a poet has well said. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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