"Persic" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the walls of Bangkok, I learned of the existence of a custom having all the stability and force of a Medo-Persic law. Whenever a command has gone forth from the throne for the erection of a new fort or a new gate, or the reconstruction of an old one, this ancient custom demands, as the first step in the procedure, that three innocent men shall ...
— The English Governess At The Siamese Court • Anna Harriette Leonowens |
