The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829 by Various
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and his companions returned with a message from the sultan, commanding
me to deliver to them the following articles, viz. a rifle-gun, double-barrelled ditto, two bags of ball, a canister of powder, a bag of flints, a ream and a half of paper, and six gilt chains, for which he promised to give me whatever I might ask. I consequently charged him 245,000 cowries, which I was to receive from Hadji Hat Sallah, at Kano; and an order was given me to receive this sum, and, what more I might require in my journey over the Great Desert. A letter was also sent by me to Hadji Hat Sallah. * * * * * SONG. My Mary of the curling hair, The laughing teeth, and bashful air, Our bridal morn is dawning fair, With blushes in the skies. _Shule! Shule! Shule, agra! Shule asucur, agus shule, aroon!_[2] My love! my pearl! My own dear girl! My mountain maid arise! Wake, linnet of the osier grove! Wake, trembling, stainless, virgin dove! Wake, nestling of a parent's love! Let Moran see thine eyes. _Shule, Shule, &c._ |
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