Send forth a strong blast of defiance once more;
On the flesh of thy children the vulture doth fatten,
And sodden with blood are the sands of Lahore.
“As fierce as the tiger that prowls in their forest,
Those sons of the Orient leap to the plain;
But the blade striketh vainly wherever thou wanest,
Black Chanter of Chattan bestir thee again!”
CHAPTER XVI.
Pipers and Fairies.
“The green hill cleaves, and forth with a bound
Comes elf and elfin steed;