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IN THE ROUND TOWER AT JHANSI
But nameless as I stand,
My hand is my own hand,
And nameless as I came
I go to the dark land.
My hand is my own hand,
And nameless as I came
I go to the dark land.
"All equal in the grave"—
I bide my time till then:
"All equal before God"—
To-day I feel His rod,
To-morrow He may save:
Amen.
I bide my time till then:
"All equal before God"—
To-day I feel His rod,
To-morrow He may save:
Amen.
IN THE ROUND TOWER AT JHANSI.
June 3, 1857.
A HUNDRED, a thousand to one; even so;
Not a hope in the world remained:
The swarming howling wretches below
Gained and gained and gained.
Not a hope in the world remained:
The swarming howling wretches below
Gained and gained and gained.
Skene looked at his pale young wife:"
Is the time come?"—"The time is come!"—
Young, strong, and so full of life:
The agony struck them dumb.
Is the time come?"—"The time is come!"—
Young, strong, and so full of life:
The agony struck them dumb.
Close his arm about her now,
Close her cheek to his,
Close the pistol to her brow—
God forgive them this!
Close her cheek to his,
Close the pistol to her brow—
God forgive them this!
