Persian Letters/Letter 43

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203947Persian Letters — Letter 43John DavidsonMontesquieu

Letter 43[edit]

Usbek to Pharan, at the Gardens of Fatme

Rejoice in your heart, and acknowledge these sacred characters. Let the chief eunuch and the superintendent of my gardens kiss this letter. I prohibit them from attempting anything against you: tell them to purchase the eunuch they require. Do your duty, as if you had me always before you; for know, that my bounty is great, so, if you abuse it, will the measure of your punishment be.

Paris, the 25th of the moon of Rhegeb, 1713.