. The Bedouin prince . ?^ J .^A^,. PROLOGUE. O, beauteous Xight, thou ftildest neatli thy wingNot only land and sea, but soul and heart Of all the dwellers in earths vast domain; Grant me repose and peace and sweet turning toward the East where Mecca liesI bowed me to the ground with fervent vows;And muffled in my robe I lay me downBeneath the shadow of a spreading palm:—I slept; yet knew it not until the dawnHad ushered in another day; so fairThat all the earth seemed lost in love and joyAnd I ALONE was pensive, solemn, sad ; * * *Yet did I not regret that distant dayWhen thus I

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. The Bedouin prince . ?^ J .^A^,. PROLOGUE. O, beauteous Xight, thou ftildest neatli thy wingNot only land and sea, but soul and heart Of all the dwellers in earths vast domain; Grant me repose and peace and sweet turning toward the East where Mecca liesI bowed me to the ground with fervent vows;And muffled in my robe I lay me downBeneath the shadow of a spreading palm:—I slept; yet knew it not until the dawnHad ushered in another day; so fairThat all the earth seemed lost in love and joyAnd I ALONE was pensive, solemn, sad ; * * *Yet did I not regret that distant dayWhen thus I spoke unto my Princely Sire,Though then but stripling, I—now years a man— I love, revere, and praise thee, noble Liege ; But hate thy realm with all the heartless strife Of sycophants ; that hang about the courtWith clownish laugh, because the Ruler smiles,And oer offensive sighs if he look sad ; Mere parasites ! that cringe and crawl forsooth That they may great, unearned gifts receive (Unmindful of a gem called Gratitude,

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