42 Life and Writings 
And that he will Tit up his band against me. 
Yet, though life is dear to all men, 
Life I will despise, and am ready to resign: 
I swear by the just God, 
That never will I break my faith with thee; 
I will go and bow before him, 
And supplicate him in sincerity of soul, 
To cleanse the beart of the King of the earth 
From indignation, hatred, and malice: 
Perhaps the Creator of the world will listen 
to my prayer, 
And thou may’st yet become my wife, 
Then said Reodabah, 
I also swear to thee the same faith, 
And he who created the world be my witness, 
That no one but the illustrious Zaul 
hall ever be lord of my affection, 
Thus love sped away the time, 
Prudence was far removed, and passion pre- 
dominated, 
Till the grey dawn began to appear, 
And the drum to be heard from the royal tent. 
‘Then Zaul bade adieu to the Princess; 
His heart became dark and his bosom on fire, 
And the eyes of both were filled with tears, 
And they lifted up their voices against the 
sun, 
