Laurence Hope was the nom de plume of Adela Florence Nicolson, a British poet who wrote verses inspired by India, where she lived. This collection, her first, was originally published in 1901. (summary by Newgatenovelist)
Chapters
1 ''Less than the Dust'' 1 min 2 ''To the Unattainable'' 1 min 3 ''In the Early, Pearly Morning'': Song by Valgovind 2 min 4 Reverie of Mahomed Akram at the Tamarind Tank 8 min 5 Verses 1 min 6 Song of Khan Zada 1 min 7 The Teak Forest 7 min 8 Valgovind's Boat Song 1 min 9 Kashmiri Song by Juma 1 min 10 Zira: in Captivity 6 min 11 Marriage Thoughts: by Morsellin Khan 4 min 12 To the Unattainable: Lament of Mahomed Akram 2 min 13 Mahomed Akram's Appeal to the Stars 2 min 14 Reminiscence of Mahomed Akram 3 min 15 Story by Lalla-ji, the Priest 3 min 16 Request 1 min 17 Story of Udaipore: Told by Lalla-ji, the Priest 5 min 18 Valgovind's Song in the Spring 2 min 19 Youth 1 min 20 When Love is Over: Song of Khan Zada 1 min 21 ''Golden Eyes'' 4 min 22 Kotri, by the River 4 min 23 Farewell 2 min 24 Afridi Love 6 min 25 Yasmini 6 min 26 Ojira, to Her Lover 3 min 27 Thoughts: Mahomed Akram 2 min 28 Prayer 2 min 29 The Aloe 1 min 30 Memory 3 min 31 The First Lover 2 min 32 Khan Zada's Song on the Hillside 1 min 33 Deserted Gipsy's Song: Hillside Camp 2 min 34 The Plains 1 min 35 ''Lost Delight'': After the Hazara War 5 min 36 Unforgotten 3 min 37 Song of Faiz Ulla 1 min 38 Story of Lilavanti 4 min 39 The Garden by the Bridge 6 min 40 Fate Knows no Tears 5 min 41 Verses: Faiz Ulla 1 min 42 Two Songs by Sitara, of Kashmir 3 min 43 Second Song: The Girl from Baltistan 5 min 44 Palm Trees by the Sea 3 min 45 Song by Gulbaz 2 min 46 Kashmiri Song 1 min 47 Reverie of Ormuz the Persian 5 min 48 Sunstroke 2 min 49 Adoration 4 min 50 Three Songs of Zahir-u-Din 2 min 51 Second Song 2 min 52 Third Song, written during Fever 3 min 53 The Regret of the Ranee in the Hall of Peacocks 3 min 54 Protest: by Zahir-u-Din 5 min 55 Famine Song 3 min 56 The Window Overlooking the Harbour 4 min 57 Back to the Border 3 min 58 Reverie: Zahir-u-Din 2 min 59 Sea Song 2 min 60 To the Hills! 2 min 61 Till I Wake 1 min 62 His Rubies: Told by Valgovind 5 min 63 Song of Taj Mahomed 1 min 64 The Garden of Kama: Kama the Indian Eros 2 min 65 Camp Follower's Song, Gomal River 3 min 66 Song of the Colours: by Taj Mahomed 6 min 67 Lalila, to the Ferengi Lover 3 min 68 On the City Wall 2 min 69 ''Love Lightly'' 3 min 70 No Rival like the Past 1 min 71 Verse by Taj Mahomed 1 min 72 Lines by Taj Mahomed 1 min 73 ''There is no breeze to cool the heat of Love'' 6 min 74 Malay Song 2 min 75 The Temple Dancing Girl 3 min 76 Hirah-Singh's Farewell to Burmah 3 min 77 Starlight 2 min 78 Sampan Song 1 min 79 Song of the Devoted Slave 3 min 80 The Singer 2 min 81 Malaria 3 min 82 Fancy 2 min 83 Feroza 2 min 84 This Month the Almonds bloom at Kandahar 4 min
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