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THE DIAMOND OF THE DESERT.
"It is called in the Arabic language," answered the Saracen, "by a name which signifies, the 'Diamond of the Desert.'"
Scott.
Scott.
Slowly o'er parched and dreary plains,
Fainting beneath the solar ray;
While hope of rescue scarce remains,
The weary pilgrim takes his way.
Around him, barren deserts lie,
Above him, bends a burning sky,
Or the dread Simoon's fatal breath,
Sweeps o'er his pathway, fraught with death.
