"جولة إلى شيراز عبر طريق كازرون وفيروز آباد مع ملاحظات متعددة حول سلوك الفُرس، عاداتهم، قوانينهم، لغتهم، وأدبهم، أُضيف إليها تاريخ بلاد فارس من موت كريم خان إلى سقوط سلالة زند" [‎٣‎٥] (٣٦٢/٥٩)

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trembling looks of his visitors. It will strike persons, who live
under a free government, that the custom of enforcing respect, and
commanding reverence must invariably create dislike and aversion ;
and that the only method of ensuring respect, is to deserve it. In
despotic governments, however, it may be perhaps necessary to
command attention. If, according to Montesquieu, the principle
of despotic monarchies is fear, the Persian government is right in
inspiring its subjects with a dread of power. They have suc
ceeded in this to the very summit of their hopes; the miseries
which the inhabitants of Sheeraz have individually suffered, render
them callous to the afflictions of their neighbours. The only prin
ciple of their life is to avoid giving offence, or to afford even a
handle for persecution.
It is the custom in Persia to make a Pesh Kush (present) to any
superior who may have assisted you either by his countenance or
authority. And their rapacity and avarice are generally in pro
portion to the value of the favour they have conferred, or to the
dignity of their situations. It was with difficulty I could satisfy
the governor of Sheeraz; who, through the medium of the Sheikh
of Bushire (as I afterwards discovered), informed me whether my
presents were commensurate to his expectations. Unfortunately
for me, he had at this time to make presents to the prince, the
queen, and several of their principal attendants, which possibly
might make him more rapacious than at any other period. I was
obliged to part with many things I intended for myself; hutmulfa
gemens. It is surprising to what a degree of meanness the Persian
noblemen will descend to upon these occasions. They generally
contrive you shall know their wants, the presents they require, and
the value of your gifts. Among themselves it is common to return
a present because it is not sufficiently valuable; and the donor is
then obliged to add a more sumptuous offering to excuse this
heinous offence.