 | Young Arthur |  |
The turban'd Hassan had a prize,
Born beneath more kindly skies
Than where the prophet, balanc'd even ,
Suspended is 'tween earth and Heav'n,
As Imaums say, ('t had sav'd some strife
Had it but happen'd in his life.)
This lovely prize rich Hassan, who
Had purchas'd Allan, purchas'd too;
Queen of his haram meant to be,
For her's was beauty's witchery:
A Christian maid, who death preferr'd
To Hassan's love, whose lordly word
Was the capricious tenure by
Which she held hope of liberty,
Allow'd her through his passion's power,
Which clear'd his brow so won't to low'r;
By flattering art he hop'd to gain
The love coercion urg'd in vain.
Hence, deeply veil'd, attended by
A youthful slave; from prying eye
Conceal'd by walls high towering, he
Left her to rove his gardens free;
And there with pensive mind she stray'd,
At morning beam and evening shade;
For ever sighing, hopeless she
Of the land she lov'd, and liberty.
Born beneath more kindly skies
Than where the prophet, balanc'd even ,
Suspended is 'tween earth and Heav'n,
As Imaums say, ('t had sav'd some strife
Had it but happen'd in his life.)
This lovely prize rich Hassan, who
Had purchas'd Allan, purchas'd too;
Queen of his haram meant to be,
For her's was beauty's witchery:
A Christian maid, who death preferr'd
To Hassan's love, whose lordly word
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Which she held hope of liberty,
Allow'd her through his passion's power,
Which clear'd his brow so won't to low'r;
By flattering art he hop'd to gain
The love coercion urg'd in vain.
Hence, deeply veil'd, attended by
A youthful slave; from prying eye
Conceal'd by walls high towering, he
Left her to rove his gardens free;
And there with pensive mind she stray'd,
At morning beam and evening shade;
For ever sighing, hopeless she
Of the land she lov'd, and liberty.
| Young Arthur | |