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W. Hoey— Set Mahet. 
VII. 
1 . 
When this the Gabar king had heard, 
His queen Naurani said : 
‘ 0 Sire ! against thy fort his hosts 
‘ Hath Mian Gajan led. 
‘ The army of the ‘ Din * has come 
‘ To lay thy fortress low : 
‘ 0 king, they will thy soldiers kill 
‘ And streams of blood will flow.’ 
2 . 
* Mad art thou, woman,’ said the king, 
And mighty wroth grew he, 
* For him good grace is second place : 
‘ Why name the Turk* to me ? 
‘ For I can boast an equal host, 
‘ Be still and wait the strife.’ 
’Twas thus the kino: with anger rude 
Strove to put down his w T ife. 
3 . 
Again Naurani spoke : £ 0 Sire ! 
c To fight this Saiyad dread 
‘ Who takes the field, a stoutest shield 
‘ Must hold above his head : 
‘ Through bone he cleaveth clean, and what 
‘ Avails thy sword of thread ? 
‘ A foe we face who shows no grace 
‘ And dyes the earth in red.’ 
4 
But Bahar Mai had been forewarned 
And hurried to prepare 
The ancient fort of Teliyagarhf 
And put it in repair. 
The king now staked his spear, and viewed 
The fort with heart elate : 
He bade them tie his elephant 
Beside his palace gate. 
* Used merely as term of contempt, 
t This is probably Teliyakot near Kauria, a station on B. N. W. Railway. The 
