"رحلة عبر بلاد فارس، أرمينيا، وآسيا الصغرى، إلى القسطنطينية، في سنتي ١٨٠٨ و١٨٠٩، وتتضمن سردًا لإجراءات بعثة بريطانية، بقيادة السير هارفورد جونز، البارونيت، إلى البلاط الفارسي. مع خمسة وعشرين نقشًا من تصميمات المؤلف؛ لوحة من التذييل؛ وثلاث خرائط." [‎١‎٨‎٥] (٥٢٤/٢٥٦)

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visit from the second minister—the court poet—first
conference ceremonial of the public introduction
presents to the king brought by the envoy order of
the procession presentation the king of persia-
peacock throne the court the palace the prime
minister ; his levee persian traveller present to
the envoy ceremonies of the moharrem.
It had been decided on the day of our arrival, that the first visit
was to be paid by the owner of the house in which we lodged, Hajee
Mahomed Hossein Khan, Ameen-ed-Doulah, or Lord Treasurer:
but on the next day the Minister seemed to make some hesitation in
according the compliment, and said that he rather expected it from
the Envoy. Sir Harford Jones , however, immediately obviated the
difficulty by representing that even among the most uncivilized nations
the host pays the first attentions to his guest. When this explanation
was satisfactorily received the Minister came, and with him the King's
Chief Poet, and some other officers of state.
We went through the common routine of compliments and presenta-
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