Roushan's tassled cap of red
Trembled not upon his head,
Careless sat he and upright;
Neither hand nor bridle shook,
Nor his head he turned to look,
As he galloped out of sight.
Flash of harness in the air,
Seen a moment, like the glare
Of a sword drawn from its sheath;
Thus the phantom horseman passed,
And the shadow that he cast
Leaped the cataract underneath.
Reyhan the Arab held his breath
While this vision of life and death
Passed above him. "Allahu!"
Cried he. "In all Koordistan
Lives there not so brave a man
As this Robber Kurroglou!"
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Directions for Reading.--Let pupils point out where changes in tone of
voice occur in reading this lesson.
What lines in the last two stanzas are to be joined in reading?
Keep the lungs sufficiently full of air to avoid stopping to breathe at
such places as would injure the sense.
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Language Lesson.--Let pupils select a subject, and then make out an
_analysis_ to use in treating it.
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LESSON LXXVI
mu se'um, _a place where curiosities are exhibited_.
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