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Should be swept away from the land of Cau- 
bul: . 
Give me first, she said, a promise, 
That thou will return her safe to my arms; 
Take a solemn oath, 
That thou wilt wash out the thoughts of ven- 
geance from thy heart. 
The warrior gave his word, 
That Roodabah should suffer no harm: 
The King of the universe, he said, 
For so foul a deed would withdraw his pro- 
tection from us. 
When Seendocht heard this she stretched out 
her neck, 
And bowed her face to the ground. 
Then she came to her daughter with a smile 
‘ on her lips, 
And a face like the dawn rising upon the 
night ; 
She told her the good news, and said,— 
The tiger has released the antelope from his 
gripe: 
The hero Mihraub has sworn by the righte- 
ous God, 
That he will not injure a hair of thy head : 
Now then put on thy most splendid:dress, 
Go to thy father, and lament thy fault. 
