Note 184
The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad.
Arab. "Sár" (Thár) the revenge-right recognised by law and custom (Pilgrimage, iii., 69).
…o of broken troth the pangs must undergo! Increase wild love for thee and phrenzy hour by hour * And days of exile minute by so long, so slow; O Moslems, claim vendetta[FN#184] for this slave of Love * Whose sleep Love ever wastes, whose patience Love lays low: Doth law of Love allow thee, O my wish! to lie * Lapt in another's arms and unto me cry Go!? Yet in thy presence, say, what joys shall I enjoy * When he I love but …
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