place
Isfahan
also: Ispahan
City of central Persia (Iran) famed for its gardens, mosques, and carpets. In Sonnet II.21 its waters and roses, with Shiraz, stand for the paradise-garden the heart sings though it has never seen it.
Reading notes
- The Sonnets to Orpheus §47 Isfahan
City of Persia famed for its gardens and carpets; with Shiraz, the unreachable paradise-garden the heart is told to sing though it has never seen it.