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Page 25
... Light are the purses but heavy the bales , As the snowbound trade of the North comes down To the market - square of Peshawur town . In a turquoise twilight , crisp and chill , A kafila camped at the foot of the hill . Then blue smoke ...
... Light are the purses but heavy the bales , As the snowbound trade of the North comes down To the market - square of Peshawur town . In a turquoise twilight , crisp and chill , A kafila camped at the foot of the hill . Then blue smoke ...
Page 54
... light the land with twain ! Ride hard , ride hard to Abazai , Young Sahib with the yellow hair- Lie close , lie close as khuttucks lie , Fat herds below Bonair ! The one I'll shoot at twilight tide , At dawn 54 THE LAMENT OF THE.
... light the land with twain ! Ride hard , ride hard to Abazai , Young Sahib with the yellow hair- Lie close , lie close as khuttucks lie , Fat herds below Bonair ! The one I'll shoot at twilight tide , At dawn 54 THE LAMENT OF THE.
Page 57
... Light she rode in the rude tide - rip , to left and right she rolled , And the skipper sat on the scuttle - butt and stared at an empty hold . ' I ha ' paid Port dues for your Law , ' quoth he , ' and where is the Law ye boast " If I ...
... Light she rode in the rude tide - rip , to left and right she rolled , And the skipper sat on the scuttle - butt and stared at an empty hold . ' I ha ' paid Port dues for your Law , ' quoth he , ' and where is the Law ye boast " If I ...
Page 58
... to peddle for shoepeg - oats . ' I could not fight for the failing light and a rough beam - sea beside , ' But I hulled him once for a clumsy crimp and twice because he lied . ' Had I had guns ( as I had goods 58 THE RHYME OF.
... to peddle for shoepeg - oats . ' I could not fight for the failing light and a rough beam - sea beside , ' But I hulled him once for a clumsy crimp and twice because he lied . ' Had I had guns ( as I had goods 58 THE RHYME OF.
Page 64
... light That carried the dainty Hotchkiss gun And a pair o ' heels wherewith to run , From the grip of a close - fought fight . She opened fire at seven miles— As ye shoot at 64 THE BALLAD OF THE CLAMPHERDOWN' It was our war-ship ...
... light That carried the dainty Hotchkiss gun And a pair o ' heels wherewith to run , From the grip of a close - fought fight . She opened fire at seven miles— As ye shoot at 64 THE BALLAD OF THE CLAMPHERDOWN' It was our war-ship ...
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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