towards Him.” 129 “Verily, He said PDC ¶261 ... quickeners of mankind.” Napoleon III (Lawḥ-i-Napulyún II) 131–5 “O King of Paris! ESW 46–49 ... near access to God to flow.” 136–9 “Say: O concourse ESW 49–52 of monks ... wrapped in a thick veil!” 140 “More grievous ... ESW 52 kingdoms of earth and heaven.” 141 “Upon Our arrival GPB 206 ... token of God’s grace.” 142–43 “As My ESW 52–53 tribulations multiplied ... poor and the desolate.” 143 “Abandon thy PDC ¶70 palaces ... them that turn unto Him.” 143 “Shouldst thou PDC ¶70 desire ... All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” 144 “Arise thou ... ESW 53 Lord of strength and of might.” 145 “Adorn the body ESW 53–54 ... peoples of the earth.” 146 “Doth it behove ESW 54 you ... shining and resplendent Seat.” 147 “Shed not the ESW 54 blood ... abode of the transgressors!” 148 “God hath GWB CLVIII prescribed ... influence his hearers.” 149 “Deal not ESW 54–55 treacherously ... the Most Generous.” 150–51 “O people of Bahá ESW 55 ... created of a sorry germ.” 152 “Regard ye the ESW 55–56 world ... such as create dissension.” 154 “He Who is your GWB CVII Lord ... among God’s blessed ones.” 156 “Meditate on the ESW 56 world ... this sublime Vision.” Czar Alexander II (Lawḥ-i-Malik-i-Rús) 158 “O Czar of Russia PDC ¶75 ... barter away this sublime station.” 159-60 “Beware lest thy PDC ¶75–76 sovereignty ... sword of the oppressor.” 162–3 “Again I say ... PDC ¶77–78 the Mighty, the Glorified.” 164 “Some lamented ... PDC ¶78 Evangel were adorned.” 170 “Blessed be the PDC ¶78 king ... the All-Powerful, the Almighty.” Queen Victoria (Lawh-i-Malikih) 171–3 “O Queen in London PDC ¶79–81 ... the Ruler, the All-Wise.” 173 “And if any one of ESW 61–62 them ... of the blissful.” 174–6 “O ye the elected GWB CXX ... all else naught but error.” 176–7 “Each time that ESW 63–64 Most Mighty ... what I say.” 178–82 “O ye rulers ... GWB CXIX naught but manifest justice.” 185 “Turn thou unto PDC ¶82 God ... heavens and of the earth.” Násiri’d-Dín Sháh (Lawḥ-i-Sulṭán)