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Title: Song Of Seyd Nimetollah Of Kuhistan Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson [More Titles by Emerson] [(Translation) Among the religious customs of the dervishes is an astronomical dance, in which the dervish imitates the movements of the heavenly bodies, by spinning on his own axis, whilst at the same time he revolves round the Sheikh in the centre, representing the sun; and, as he spins, he sings the Song of Seyd Nimetollah of Kuhistan.] Spin the ball! I reel, I burn, I am seeker of the stone, Ask not me, as Muftis can, Lo! the God's love blazes higher, [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |