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Page 77
... Taman is One and greater than us all , Taman is One and greater than all Gods : Taman is Two in One and rides the sky , Curved like a stallion's croup , from dusk to dawn , And drums upon it with his heels , whereby Is bred the neighing ...
... Taman is One and greater than us all , Taman is One and greater than all Gods : Taman is Two in One and rides the sky , Curved like a stallion's croup , from dusk to dawn , And drums upon it with his heels , whereby Is bred the neighing ...
Page 78
... Taman , When all the Valley followed after Kysh And Yabosh , little Gods but very wise , And from the sky Taman beheld their sin . He sent the Sickness out upon the hills The Red Horse Sickness with the iron hooves , To turn the Valley to ...
... Taman , When all the Valley followed after Kysh And Yabosh , little Gods but very wise , And from the sky Taman beheld their sin . He sent the Sickness out upon the hills The Red Horse Sickness with the iron hooves , To turn the Valley to ...
Page 79
... Taman to where the stream Is dammed to fill our cattle - troughs - sent up White waves that rocked and heaved and then were still , Till all the Valley glittered like a marsh , Beneath the moonlight , filled with sluggish mist Knee ...
... Taman to where the stream Is dammed to fill our cattle - troughs - sent up White waves that rocked and heaved and then were still , Till all the Valley glittered like a marsh , Beneath the moonlight , filled with sluggish mist Knee ...
Page 81
... Taman ! ' Here rolled the thunder through the Hill . And Yabosh shook upon his pedestal . ' Ye have forgotten of all Gods the chief ' Too long . ' And all were dumb save one who cried On Yabosh with the Sapphire ' twixt His knees But ...
... Taman ! ' Here rolled the thunder through the Hill . And Yabosh shook upon his pedestal . ' Ye have forgotten of all Gods the chief ' Too long . ' And all were dumb save one who cried On Yabosh with the Sapphire ' twixt His knees But ...
Page 82
... Taman . ' Then said Bisesa : - ' By my wealth and love ' And beauty , I am chosen of the God ' Taman . ' Hills Here rolled the thunder through the And Kysh fell forward on the Mound of Skulls . In darkness and before our Priests , the ...
... Taman . ' Then said Bisesa : - ' By my wealth and love ' And beauty , I am chosen of the God ' Taman . ' Hills Here rolled the thunder through the And Kysh fell forward on the Mound of Skulls . In darkness and before our Priests , the ...
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ain't Ao-Safai BALLAD BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS be'ind beggar Belts beneath best go look Bisesa blood bloomin Blow the bugle Boh Da Thone Bolivar Captain Colonel's Copyright curse Dacca Danny Deever dark dawn dead dear lass death Delhi town Devil drunk and resisting English Er-Heb ere's eyes fell fire Flag of England flame ford Fuzzy-Wuzzy goin grey Gunga Gunga Din guns hangin head heart Hell honour jezail Johnnie Kabul river Kamal King Kysh Lalun laughed Long Trail-the trail loot Lord Macmillan marchin mare mist mornin never night old trail oont orses Peshawur Priests Queen Red Horse resisting the Guard road to Mandalay row in Silver Scindia shame skipper soul stars sword Taman There's thou to-day Tommy toot troopin true love Twas Unlighted Shrine war-ship Clampherdown we're goin Widow at Windsor Widow give wind young British soldier