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Page xiii
... Winds of the World , give answer ? They are whim- pering to and fro- , III ' CLEARED ' Help for a patriot distressed , a spotless spirit hurt , . 117 AN IMPERIAL RESCRIPT Now this is the tale of the Council the German Kaiser decreed ...
... Winds of the World , give answer ? They are whim- pering to and fro- , III ' CLEARED ' Help for a patriot distressed , a spotless spirit hurt , . 117 AN IMPERIAL RESCRIPT Now this is the tale of the Council the German Kaiser decreed ...
Page 15
... wind - tossed spears : And out of a shattered temple crept A woman who veiled her head and wept , And called on the King - but the great King slept , And turned not for her tears . Small thought had he to mark the strife- Cold fear with ...
... wind - tossed spears : And out of a shattered temple crept A woman who veiled her head and wept , And called on the King - but the great King slept , And turned not for her tears . Small thought had he to mark the strife- Cold fear with ...
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... wind through the Khyber Pass . Lean are the camels but fat the frails , 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 ...
... wind through the Khyber Pass . Lean are the camels but fat the frails , 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 ...
Page 43
... wind of the dawn went merrily past , The high grass bowed her plumes to the blast . And out of the grass , on a sudden , broke A spirtle of fire , a whorl of smoke- And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ...
... wind of the dawn went merrily past , The high grass bowed her plumes to the blast . And out of the grass , on a sudden , broke A spirtle of fire , a whorl of smoke- And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ...
Page 64
... wind - whipped tide . It was our war - ship ' Clampherdown , ' Fell in with a cruiser 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 ...
... wind - whipped tide . It was our war - ship ' Clampherdown , ' Fell in with a cruiser 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 ...
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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