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Page vii
... Death , my brother's spirit came . Scarce had he need to cast his pride or slough the dross of earth . E'en as he trod that day to God , so walked he from his birth- In simpleness and gentleness and honour and clean mirth . So , cup to ...
... Death , my brother's spirit came . Scarce had he need to cast his pride or slough the dross of earth . E'en as he trod that day to God , so walked he from his birth- In simpleness and gentleness and honour and clean mirth . So , cup to ...
Page xi
... death , . 12 THE BALLAD OF THE KING'S MERCY Abdhur Rahman , the Durani Chief , of him is the story told , 18 THE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JEST When spring - time flushes the desert grass , 25 WITH SCINDIA TO DELHI The wreath of banquet ...
... death , . 12 THE BALLAD OF THE KING'S MERCY Abdhur Rahman , the Durani Chief , of him is the story told , 18 THE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JEST When spring - time flushes the desert grass , 25 WITH SCINDIA TO DELHI The wreath of banquet ...
Page xii
... Death once ceased their strife , 90 AN ANSWER A rose , in tatters on the garden path , THE GIFT OF THE SEA The dead child lay in the shroud , EVARRA AND HIS GODS Read here : This is the story of Evarra - man— , 91 ཌ 92 96 90 THE ...
... Death once ceased their strife , 90 AN ANSWER A rose , in tatters on the garden path , THE GIFT OF THE SEA The dead child lay in the shroud , EVARRA AND HIS GODS Read here : This is the story of Evarra - man— , 91 ཌ 92 96 90 THE ...
Page 8
... Death ? ' Lightly answered the Colonel's son : ' I hold by the blood of my clan : ' Take up the mare for my father's gift - by God , she has carried a man ! ' The red mare ran to the Colonel's son , and nuzzled against his breast , ' We ...
... Death ? ' Lightly answered the Colonel's son : ' I hold by the blood of my clan : ' Take up the mare for my father's gift - by God , she has carried a man ! ' The red mare ran to the Colonel's son , and nuzzled against his breast , ' We ...
Page 9
... Death or I cut loose the tie , at camp and board and bed , " Thy life is his - thy fate it is to guard him with thy head . ' So thou must eat the White Queen's meat , and all her foes are thine , ' And thou must harry thy father's hold ...
... Death or I cut loose the tie , at camp and board and bed , " Thy life is his - thy fate it is to guard him with thy head . ' So thou must eat the White Queen's meat , and all her foes are thine , ' And thou must harry thy father's hold ...
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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