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Rh  'In rich brocade, and jewels sheen, Rather than shine the Moslem's queen, Rather than greet a fratricide, I'd be a simple shepherd's bride, And take as readily my share Of rustic toil and rustic care, As ever lowly Rajpoot swain, On Mewar's still romantic plain.'

 

 

There are no abler adepts in the art Of woodcraft, than the gentle Gonds, who dwell In the wild region where the mighty sal, The hardy salei, and Briarean saj, O'erhung with creepers of enormous bulk, Clothe the soft uplands, and the vales that lie Round the head-waters of the rapid Sone.

