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... sick to 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 ...
... sick to 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 ...
Page 12
... sick to death In his hold by Gungra hill . All night we heard the death - gongs ring For the soul of the dying Rajpoot King , All night beat up from the women's wing A cry that we could not still . All night the barons came and went ...
... sick to death In his hold by Gungra hill . All night we heard the death - gongs ring For the soul of the dying Rajpoot King , All night beat up from the women's wing A cry that we could not still . All night the barons came and went ...
Page 71
... sick of heart and soul ; ' Last we prayed she'd buck herself into Judg- ment Day- Hi ! we cursed the ' Bolivar ' knocking round the Bay ! Oh ! her nose flung up to sky , groaning to be still— Up and down and back we went , never time ...
... sick of heart and soul ; ' Last we prayed she'd buck herself into Judg- ment Day- Hi ! we cursed the ' Bolivar ' knocking round the Bay ! Oh ! her nose flung up to sky , groaning to be still— Up and down and back we went , never time ...
Page 77
... Sickness ceased Because of her who died to save the tribe . 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 ...
... Sickness ceased Because of her who died to save the tribe . 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 ...
Page 78
... Sickness out upon the hills The Red Horse Sickness with the iron hooves , To turn the Valley to Taman again . And the Red Horse snuffed thrice into the wind , The naked wind that had no fear of him ; And the Red Horse stamped thrice ...
... Sickness out upon the hills The Red Horse Sickness with the iron hooves , To turn the Valley to Taman again . And the Red Horse snuffed thrice into the wind , The naked wind that had no fear of him ; And the Red Horse stamped thrice ...
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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