"رحلات في آشور، ميديا، وبلاد فارس، بما في ذلك رحلة من بغداد مروراً بجبل زاغروس وصولاً إلى حمدان، في أكباتانا القديمة، والبحوث في أصفهان وأطلال برسبوليس، ورحلة منها مروراً بشيراز وشابور وصولاً إلى ساحل البحر. وصف البصرة، بوشهر، البحرين، هرمز، ومسقط، وسرد لحملة ضد قراصنة الخليج العربي، مع رسومات توضيحية لرحلة بحرية لنيرتشوس، والمرور ببحر العرب إلى بومباي. [‎٣‎٠‎٤] (٥٨٢/٣٣٥)

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worthy of particular notice ; but on beholding so proud an edifice
as this, so richly ornamented, and so abundantly furnished with
offerings, reared over the ashes of one who had no other claim to
distinction but that of being the son of an Imam, who multiplied
his species by hundreds from his own loins, while the graves of
Saadi and of Hafiz are scarcely distinguished from the common
herd, we had a striking proof of the triumph of bigotry and
superstition, among an ignorant and declining people, over learn
ing, genius, and fame.
We returned to Shiraz before sunset, having occupied nearly
the whole of the day in our excursions. Each of the places we
had visited was indeed of itself sufficiently interesting to have
detained us longer, had we possessed time to examine them sepa
rately ; but this was not at my disposal. Our evening was passed
in great happiness with my excellent and intelligent friend, Jaffier
Ali Khan, and a small party of learned men whom he had in
vited to sup with us.
It was remarked by Herodotus, that among the ancient Per
sians the dishes were separately introduced, which occasioned
them to say that the Grecians quitted their tables unsatisfied,
having nothing to induce them to continue there ; as, if they had,
they would eat more* It is worthy of mention that, in social
parties, the same custom still continues, and that rarely more
than one or two dishes at most are laid on the table at a time,
these being succeeded by others when removed.
O ct. 28th.—As both the air and water of Bushire was repre
sented to be much inferior to that of Shiraz, and as I had not yet
perfectly recovered the effects of my fever at Hamadan, it was
recommended to me to dispatch a messenger to the English Re
sident at Bushire, to know at what time it would be necessary to
be there for the first vessels that were to sail, in order that I might
prolong my stay here, rather than in the hot and sandy plain of
Herod. Clio, 13S.