CANTO THE SECOND XV |
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CANTO THE SECONDXV
"The deed once done, and Paswan`s feud
In part suppress`d, though ne`er subdued,
Abdallah`s Pachalic was gain`d: —
Thou know`st not what in our Divan
Can wealth procure for worse than man —
Abdallah`s honours were obtain`d
By him a brother`s murder stain`d;
`Tis true, the purchase nearly drain`d
His ill got treasure, soon replaced.
Wouldst question whence? Survey the waste,
And ask the squalid peasant how
His gains repay his broiling brow! —
Why me the stern usurper spared,
Why thus with me the palace shared,
I know not. Shame, regret, remorse,
And little fear from infant`s force;
Besides, adoption of a son
Of him whom Heaven accorded none,
Or some unknown cabal, caprice,
Preserved me thus; but not in peace;
He cannot curb his haughty mood,
Nor I forgive a father`s blood!
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