No, Barmec! Time hath never shown
So sad a change of wayward fate;
Nor sorrowing mortals ever known
A grief so true, a loss so great.
Spouse of the world! Thy soothing breast
Did balm to every woe afford;
And now no more by thee caress'd,
The widow'd world bewails her Lord.
[13] The family of Barmec was one of the most illustrious in the
East. They were descended from the ancient kings of Persia, and
possessed immense property in various countries; they derived still
more consequence from the favor which they enjoyed at the court of
Bagdad, where, for many years, they filled the highest offices of
the state with universal approbation.