Hearts brood o'er buried Loves and unforgot,
Or wreck themselves on some Divine decree,
Or would o'er-leap the limits of our lot,
There in the Tombs and deathless, dwelleth SHE!
DEDICATION.
Kôr,
Jan. 30, 1887.
Dear Allan Quatermain,
You, who, with others, have aided so manfully in the Restoration of King Romance, know that His Majesty is a Merry Monarch.
You will not think, therefore, that the respectful Liberty we have taken with your Wondrous Tale (as Pamela did with the 137th Psalm) indicates any lack of Loyalty to our Lady Ayesha.