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But he, whose spirit, panting for its rest, Would fain each sword concentrate in his breast— Who, where a spear is pointed, or a lance Aim'd at another's breast, would still advance— Courts death in vain; each weapon glances by, As if for him 'twere bliss too great to die. Yes, Aben-Zurrah! there are deeper woes Reserved for thee ere Nature's last repose; Thou know'st not yet what vengeance fate can wreak, Nor all the heart can suffer ere it break. Doubtful and long the strife, and bravely fell The sons of battle in that narrow dell; Youth in its light of beauty there hath past, And age, the weary, found repose at last; Till few and faint the Moslem tribes recoil, Borne down by numbers, and o'erpower'd by toil. Dispersed, dishearten'd, through the pass they fly, Pierce the deep wood, or mount the cliff on high; While Hamet's band in wonder gaze, nor dare Track o'er their dizzy path the footsteps of despair.

Yet he, to whom each danger hath become A dark delight, and every wild a home,