Of Azoph, in close converse with the Russ

And Tartar; on his lowly deck receiving

Pearls from the Persian Gulf, gems from Golconde;

Eyes brighter yet, that shed the light of love,

From Georgia, from Circassia. Wandering round,

When in the rich bazaar he saw, displayed,

Treasures from climes unknown, he asked and learnt,

And, travelling slowly upward, drew ere long

From the well-head, supplying all below;

Making the Imperial City of the East,