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Page 13
... beneath us cried : ' See , now , that we die as our mothers died ' In the bridal - bed by our master's side ! ' Out , women ! -to the fire ! ' We drove the great gates home apace : White hands were on the sill : But ere the rush of the ...
... beneath us cried : ' See , now , that we die as our mothers died ' In the bridal - bed by our master's side ! ' Out , women ! -to the fire ! ' We drove the great gates home apace : White hands were on the sill : But ere the rush of the ...
Page 17
... beneath the breast . ' I had looked for the Queen to face the flame , ' But the harlot dies for the Rajpoot dame- ' Sister of mine , pass , free from shame . ' Pass with thy King to rest ! ' The black log crashed above the white : The ...
... beneath the breast . ' I had looked for the Queen to face the flame , ' But the harlot dies for the Rajpoot dame- ' Sister of mine , pass , free from shame . ' Pass with thy King to rest ! ' The black log crashed above the white : The ...
Page 21
... beneath his horse's hoofs , The harlots of the town had hailed him ' butcher ! ' from their roofs . But as he groped against the wall , two hands upon him fell , The King behind his shoulder spoke : ' Dead man , thou dost not well ...
... beneath his horse's hoofs , The harlots of the town had hailed him ' butcher ! ' from their roofs . But as he groped against the wall , two hands upon him fell , The King behind his shoulder spoke : ' Dead man , thou dost not well ...
Page 33
... beneath us plashed the blood , And , bellying black against the dust , the Bhagwa Jhanda swayed . I saw it fall in smoke and fire , the banner of the Bhao ; I heard a voice across the press of one who called in vain : - 1 The Choosers ...
... beneath us plashed the blood , And , bellying black against the dust , the Bhagwa Jhanda swayed . I saw it fall in smoke and fire , the banner of the Bhao ; I heard a voice across the press of one who called in vain : - 1 The Choosers ...
Page 35
... beneath our horses ' feet a maiden rose and cried , And clung to Scindia , and I turned a sword - cut from the twain . ( He set a spell upon the maid in woodlands long ago , A hunter by the Tapti banks she gave him water there : He ...
... beneath our horses ' feet a maiden rose and cried , And clung to Scindia , and I turned a sword - cut from the twain . ( He set a spell upon the maid in woodlands long ago , A hunter by the Tapti banks she gave him water there : He ...
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