...Sipeher Shekoh, that his father, Shah Jehan, inscribed in black letters upon a slab of alabaster, " If there is a paradise on earth — it is this — it is this !" Afraid to leave Moorad Buksh to die by the slow operation of the poust, a widow was made to present...

...of all colors and designs hung from the crenated arches. Persian inscriptions on the walls declared, "If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this;" whilst in the centre stood the Peacock Throne, once a fabric of pure gold and jewels, and valued at...

...device Endlessly blazoned." The famous Persian inscription is still to be seen, which means, — " If there is a paradise on earth, it is this — it is this ; " and if pure grace, and perfect beauty in construction and effect, could make a paradise, it might...

...inlaid in the white marble under the cornice tbe truth of the famous inscription quoted by Moore — " If there is a Paradise on earth it is this — it is this." But where was the great Mogul? The king with his family and thousands of armed retainers had removed...

...carnations, cinerarias, geranium's, fuchsias, and a wealth of blossoms impossible to remember by name. ' If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this !' Far more beautiful to the homoly eye are such gardens than those of Shalimar and Pinjoro, with their...

...carnations, cinerarias, geraniums, fuchsias, and a wealth of blossoms impossible to remember by name. " If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this !" Far more beautiful to the homely eye are such gardens than those of Shalimar and Pinjore, with their...

...hall a cornice has sculptured upon it, in letters of gold, an inscription in the Persian language, " If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this." Adjoining this superb building are the " royal baths," which consist of various marble tanks and richly-decorated...

...carnations, cinerarias, geraniums, fuchsias, and a wealth of blossoms impossible to remember by name. " If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this !" Far more beautiful to the homely eye arc such gardens than those of Shalimar and Pinjore, with their...

...bright eyes, winning voice, and all the accessions which enhance the value of such a confession. "Oh! if there is a paradise on earth, it is this! it is this ! " Those who put that sentence up in the hall of the palace at Delhi could not have been good Mussulmans,...

...brilliant atmosphere, and lovely climate. If they cannot apply to it the words inscribed on the Alhambra, ' If there is a paradise on earth it is this, it is this,' they may say with truth that the'dolce far nicnte ' here exists in perfection. From north to east and...