Th e
CO U R S E
TR U E L OVE
OF
NE
VE R
D ID R U N S M O O T H
BY
TH O M A S BA ILE Y A LD R ICH
NE W
R
UDD
YO R K
CARLETON
3
M DCCC L VN !
1 0
BR O
AD
WA Y
E nt
ere d a c c or di
ng
to
T
.
In t h e Cl
er k s Ofii
'
c e of
o re ss
o fC n g
Act
B
.
,
in th e y
e a r 1 858
,
by
AL D R ICH
,
e
t h e D l s t r i c t Ca n 't o f t h e U m t e d S ta t s fo r t h e S
r
D is t i c t
Of
Ne w Y ork
o t h er
u
n
R ICH A RD H ENR Y S T O DD A RD
U n de r
T h is S t o ry w o ul d
ha
w hos
e
ngers
fi
v e blosso m ed in t o t ru c A r a b i a n R o ses
M Y S w a n Nl c m s
‘
’
.
Is
A
,
F F E C T I O
NA T E L Y
RH
Y M ING
INS
C R I B E D
.
,
C
P
l
.
2
.
3
.
4
.
T he C al ip h M u ses
How
it
S t ru c k
the
T he W edding F é te
H ea rt s a nd C ro w n s
8
.
.
L v ers
o
,
'
G ia fle r
P a sse d
T he A tri t es gi v e
In
t he
P a v i li o n
,
.
,
H o w t he L i t t le M ai d e n c
6
7
T S
E
,
5
.
NT
R E FA CE ,
How
.
O
the
t,
N ig h t
,
,
C la Eer
a
Hint
,
.
.
P
R
E F A C
In m o th i t was
a
E
.
good l y a m
F o r it w a s i n th e g ol d e n p r i m a
0f goo d
Ha r o rm A l
R a s ch id
.
Ta V NYs O V
m e c id e s m d
T t he m th e d eligh t t o n c e fP ri n c es a nd S l a v es a nd G i fl
s t o o d so h ig h in t h e es t ee m o f H a rou n A l R s c h id t ha t t h
C al ip h in r d e r t o e n! o y his co mp a n y i n th e p rese n ce f h i
R o y al S i s t e r t h e P ri nc e ss
d e c ree d a ma rri a ge be t w
e t i o n t ha t t hey shoul d f b
t he m bu t w i t h t h e c a p r i c i o
T he lo v e rs t hi nk i ng t o o e o m
t h e p ivi l eg e s
f su c h a u ni o n
!
t e r m a r ria g e
c o c e d e d t o t h e c o ndi t i o n
t h e C a lip h s w him a f
bu t th ey re c k o n e d w i t hou t th e i r h os t a s lo v er a r e a p t t o d o
T he C a lip h p ro v e d as i c e t o a ll t h e i r e n t r e a ti e s N a t ure a
d
l en gt h bro k e t h r u g h t hi s d es p o t i c p hibit io
t h e fi a l
is t o ld in th e P o e m
HE
mu nific en c e ,
w i t a nd a ffab i l i t y
.
,
o
f t h e Bar
a
,
'
a
o
a
,
,
o
o
ee
,
or
,
o
r
.
v
,
’
,
ro
.
rc
s
.
o
ea
n
,
,
e
a
n, an
,
n
P REF A C E
xfi
T he d e t a i ls w hi c h
.
giv e n c o n c erning t he N u p
ti l
f a nd A bbassa are n o t t be fou nd o n t h p a g es f
fG i f
legi t im a t e h i s t ory ! bu t t ha t t h rea d er m a y t t h ink t hese fa c t s
la c king in au t he n t i c i t y t he au t hor w oul d re fer h im t t h
t a w or k so m e w ha t rare in t h i s c ou n t r y
T l l me w I i t
bu t o cc as i o n all y t o be m e t w i t h a t O ld Boo k S t alls
To t hi s
sa m e A rab i c W o nd er Boo k i s M r P oe g rea t l y ind eb t e d f
a
a s O
the
er
au t hor has
e
o
,
e
no
o
,
e
no
s
s o or no
O
,
,
.
-
.
Th o u sa n d
a nd
S eco n d
e
or
T
C A LIP H M U S E S
HE
A T B agdad in h is gold k iosk
,
Haroun
A
-
t
Al
R aschid sate
o ne
hrou gh the carve n tre llis
,
argent d iamonds
on
,
da y
!
w ork
The sunshine drifted in and
In
.
la y
his fa ce !
And gleamed across the golde n l a ce
Tha t ran li ke lightnin g round
h is
robes !
And see med to split two c ry stal globe s
O f gold f
i sh
-
,
on
t wo
j asm ine de sks !
And fi re d the costl y a ra bes ques !
:
6
CO URSE
T HE
OF
T RUE L O VE
And falling on the fo untain turne d
,
I ts spray
ge ms that glowed and burned
to
A spik ed knot
Of
chry solite
That made a sple ndor in the place
B ut most it love d the Caliph s face
’
And it was at the noon
On
O
f da y
cushions c y gnet soft he
la y
-
U nconscious
U ntasted
.
,
Of the garish light !
stood his fru it and ice
U nheeded
we re the winds that dre w
The le mon trees all wa y s and ble w
,
The gentlest gales from Paradise
W ithout among the m y rtle
,
Two fawns
la y
'
fl owe rs
,
sleep ing ! a gaze lle
P la y ed with its gilded chain and rung
,
At
T WO
e ve ry step a si lve r be ll :
,
love rs down the garden walks
-
,
,
,
NEVER
DID
RU N
S M OO TH
1
.
W ent hand in hand like M a y and
J une
,
And
one
was
as
the rising sun
!
,
And one was as the waning moon !
The fa wns
M ay
may
sleep ! the wh ite gaze lle
spi ll the lil y s cup
’
O
f de w
!
B ut love rs love di d ne e r run smooth
’
,
,
The wil y Cal iph dreams
O
:
f yo u !
The sunlight slid from Aaron s brow !
’
Then from his
h e a rd
of silke n wi re
!
Then touched his fee t then touched the mats
,
And set the ir si lve r fringe
An d
still he heeded
O f ti me
,
not
the
on
fire
:
flo w
that e v e ning lon g ago
.
B ut whe n the shadow Of the mos que
Near
by
,
was shatte red
o n th e
The Cal iph turned and ate
And
,
fl oo r
h is ic e
,
,
drank the d r ink fo rgot befo r e !
,
7
1
8
CO URSE
T HE
And smiled like
TO
o ne
T RUE L O VE
OF
who hav ing brought
,
ripeness some impe rfect thought
I s vain Of his own wisdom
,
Then
.
Th is pearl Of kin gs this fl owe r
o
,
f men
Ca r essed his beard and softl y S pake
,
L ike
one
To h a v e
murmurs half awake
wh o
,
'
ou r
Vi z zer
e
e
ev r n a r ,
B y A lla h s goodn es s i t i s cle a r
’
The fa i thfu l B a r m e ci de m u st w ed
0W
ro
F or
M ay
y
l
s is
ter
bu t I
the m s ha ll be
720
sw ea r
br i da l
bed !
countless M arids tortu r e thee
And fill
O
a
th y
Caliph !
slu mbe r
fo r t h y
w ith
c r uelt y
desp a ir
'
,
,
,
CO URSE
THE
20
OF
T RUE L O VE
The J u s t w o u ld keep me p u r e
I w ill
be
i ce
And
.
y
e t,
and
w h i te
.
for all
S he dreamt about he r bridal night !
SO
afte r bath the slave girls brought
-
,
,
The precious raime nt for he r wea r
,
The m ist y i zar from M osul
The pearls and opals for he r hai r
The slippers for he r little feet
W
O
T
!
,
,
radiant crescent moons the y were
And lavende r and spikenard sweet
,
And attars nedd and heav y musk
,
,
.
W he n the y had fin ished dressing he r
The
!
L ike
E ye
of M o m the Heart s
’
,
D esi re ! !
one pale star against the dusk
A single diamond on he r brow
Tre mbled with its imprisoned fi r e !
fi
,
,
RUN
NEVER DID
III
S M O OTH
.
W E D D IN G
T HE
.
E
ET E
.
A THO US A ND lante rns tulip shaped
-
,
O f amber
made and colored glass
,
,
,
W e re hung l ike fru it among the trees !
And on the garden walks
-
and
The i r r ed and purple shadows
As
r
ass
g
la y
,
if the slave bo y s here and the re
-
,
Had spilt
Th e
,
Of br illiant wine
!
stagn a nt m oo nlight filled the ai r !
a
ar
The roses spread th e ir c r i mson tents !
And all the ni ght was s ick with scents
Of
ma rj o ra m
a nd
e glantin e
.
Z l
CO URSE
T HE
22
G ay
T RUE L O VE
OF
barges rowe d w ith S ilve r oars
,
,
P loughed through the Tigris in the light
W hich from the P alace windows gleamed
A fall Of gold
u
ick
S
hafts
q
,
That burnt the edges
o
O
ffl ame
f the
night !
And from the open portals came
S uch music that the heavens hung mute
A houri play ing
on
:
a lute
S wee t water falls i n unseen dells
-
'
The trilling Of some marve llous bird !
And e ver and anon were heard
The dancers si lver y ankle bells
’
-
.
W ithi n a spacious marb l e hall
The Caliph s Chambe r
’
!
S ix
O
he misphe res of j asper
By
,
f Nine D omes
p
ro
t
p
agate col umns carve d l ike
G nomes ,
And three l ike lil ies newl y blown
,
,
,
NEVE R DID
Of
sil ve r !
A go rgeous
S MO O TH
a glitte rin g th rone
on
,
RU N
o d,
g
a j e we lle d
The gr eat Haroun
And round about
on
,
F ate ,
R asch id sate
Al
e ithe r hand
Be fo r e hi m
,
on
o
f the
,
,
The r o y al guests from S amarcand
The lo rds and e m irs
2
.
,
land !
a clo t h Of gold
S own th ick w i th stars and c rescents stood
,
The love r s
L ike
O n A b b a s sa
.
’
cheek
s
,
r oses blushed the modest blood !
He r fo r m
,
was
l ike the pap y rus ree d
,
And graceful as the palm tree s fa n !
’
-
He r e y es were ge ms ! he r e y ebrows a rch
’
The th in ne w moon Of Ramadan !
And half a head a bove
O
’
e r lo o k in
th e
th ron g
S
ultan
ing
K
g
,
,
,
and
The V i zie r breathed t he golde n
Shah
a ir
About hi m l ike a splendid sta r
,
.
,
,
3
T HE
24
CO URSE
OF
IV
HO
T RUE
L O VE
.
W T HE LITT L E
M A ID E N WE P T
THE mus ic s a n g itself to d e ath !
The lamps d ied out i n the ir pe rfume :
Abbassa
,
S ate in
on
a si lk di v a n
th e
,
moonlight in he r room
.
He r handmaids loosed he r scented hai r
W i th li l y finge r s ! from he r bro w
R eleased the diamond and unlace d
,
The robe that held he r bosom s snow !
’
R e move d the sl ippe r s from he r feet
.
NEVER
And led he r to
00 p la ce
B esi de
He ll
The n
the
“
s a y,
sh e
an
S MOOTH
i vory bed
25
.
.
th is a la ba ster la mp
the r e she said !
w i n do w
S o if he w a ke
’
RUN
D ID
at
,
'
dw d ty mgh t
‘
s
I t i s A bba s s a
’
s
ligh t !
!
la id down upon the bed
W ith folde d hands a happ y maid !
,
And S lumbe r k issed he r
And
led he r to the
on
L and
He r slee p was gentle as
a c
the e y e s
,
Of S h a de
hild s
’
An hou r o r more : and the n
M y lo r d
.
Then wa ited wi th he r cheeks
answe r
! did bu t rh
A la s
!
B ut
.
ea/m !
sh e
no a
th e
s ighed
,
!
I do
2
da r k
sh e
nswe r c a me
And the n
si ghed !
c r ied !
a fla m e ,
,
Fo r
,
sh e
Then stretched he r a r ms out i n
And the n a wok e
.
sh e
rot
.
we pt
weep
.
26
T HE
The
OF
T RUE L O VE
I
tho u ght of in m y sleep
a n d y et
0 hear t of m i n e
on e
A n d y et,
CO UR S E
,
tell
WHY
I w eep
,
28
CO URSE
T HE
Her
mo u th —
a
Wh
li ttle
T RUE LOVE
OF
ru
by p la c e
,
e p ea r ls fo r S u lta n s ma y be fou n d
And with this sort O fE astern talk
er
,
He made the mome nts see m less long !
B ut wear y ing Of forced delight
,
,
He brooded on h is crue l wron g
,
And bit the blood into h is lips
,
And tore the turban from his head :
B y A lla h l
tha t
I n B ea u ty
And 10! it
A bb a ssa
’
m u st he th e
’
s
"
s ch a m be r
w a s A b b a ssa
la mp
G ia fle r
’
s
r oom
sa id
.
,
room j ust opposite
And in the window was a light
,
That stretched across the garde n s gloom
’
Of
And see med a b r idge
fi r e whe reon
,
The V i zie r might have stole n to he r
And the r e he stood and did not st ir
,
U nti l
the risin g Of the
su n
.
,
NEVER
RU N
D ID
VI
S MO O TH
.
HEA RTS A ND CR OWNS
T H REE n ights
29
.
‘
did G ia fl e r
.
watch t his li ght
T ill mornin g blossomed in the
sk
y
.
:
Th ree ni ghts Abbassa had he r d r eam
And wept !
And
,
on
a n d,
the fou rt h
,
weep in g wonde re d
,
as
wh y !
s ick H a r ou n
W alke d through the ga r den b re a th in g sp ic e
The V izie r b r o ke upon h is thou ght
,
,
And knelt befo r e the Cal iph th r ice
Th/r ee
ni
i
hts
l
h
0
a
C
,
p
g
ha ve I la i n
.
3
CO URSE
T HE
0
OF
T RUE LO VE
And thrice the Cal iph passe d
0 Hea r t
I
E
ce l
0
ar
f
o
Tho u gi v s t th y
l
’
s a ve a cu
p
To dr i n k fr o m
—
h im b y
S
t
on e
f
o
f
o
tho u
as
.
a
g
ll
wer t
F a te
The Caliph ange red tu r ned and cried
,
,
Ha th R idw a n shu t the
IVow m a y
Of Hea v en
p
u
L et
f
or
g
b
g
a
te
thee
w i th
thi s ha n d
w ha t i s w r i t
etes t
l
,
m e w h en I d ie,
on
B u t I w i ll sla y
If th o u
l
n ki n s co mm a n d
w
he
y
g
s a ves o e
’
.
W ith th is he dre w h is faraj ab
Around him and wi th haughty
,
frO
P aced throu gh the garden as before
On e w ea r s
T
er
S O G ia f
a
tu r b a n
mused then be
,
Th e dife r en ce
Is
thi s
—
th e
M a n s hea r t
’
,
on e a
’
tw i a t
Cr ow n
’
n
p
u
it
n
.
c r o wn ,
sa i d
the sla v e
on
W
an
d ki n g
the hea d I
eed n o t be fin ely
w r ou gh t
NEVER
If
so
he
Up o n h is
Tho u
DID
wea r
a
br ow s
the
art
RU N
0 A lla h
-
SO
a y ing
s
,
,
s d ve a n d
l
th a n
a
I the Ici n g
th is
.
s i de
h is
th e gr a v e
hea r tles s ki n g
,
is th y cr ow n less
G ia ffe r
And with
Fo r
l
3
.
r in
e
elle
d
w
g
!
G o to Ha/r ou n
Th e c r ow n m u st lie
The n gr ea ter
S M O OTH
sla v e
I
smoothe d his brow
thought
on
,
some de v ice
love s sake saunte re d up and down
’
,
The moonlit garden breath ing spice
,
.
1
T HE
2
3
CO U R S F
V Il
T HE
A F R IT E S
G I
T RUE L O VE
OF
VE
.
NO Wwhe n the P alace li ghts we r e
And
O f life
A
G IA F F E R
H l NT
o u t,
the r e was ne ithe r sound nor sight
with i n the loft y ha l ls
,
And B agdad s minarets and mos ques
’
And garde n places and k iosks
,
-
,
W e r e tu r ned to marble by the wh ite
R ound moon
—
it
chance d that
P ensi ve withi n a little
Of
G ia ffe r
stood
wood
mulber ry and C itron trees
,
W he r e a low fountain made fo r h i m
RU N
NEVER DID
S MOOTH
.
A fa iry m usic and each bree ze
,
Came heav il y laden with
th e
di m
S wee t opiate from t h e lotus fl owe r s
This spot
Of
was
by
haunte d
.
th e powe rs
R est and whosoe ve r came
,
I n the sti ll m idnight the r e
O n th e
to
wee p
world s usage or in shame
’
,
,
The ai ry sp ir its put to sle ep !
No soone r stra y e d the V i zie r he re
Than v iewless
F loated
A fr it e s
,
.
Of no S i ze
,
around his face and threw
,
The dust Of S l umbe r i n
h is
e y es !
And whi le he slept upon the grass
,
W i t h in the fountain s speary rain
’
A d ream Of an unknown del ight
B u rst like a blossom in h is b rai n !
He thou ght
A bbassa
a nd
*
2
h imself
,
38
T HE
34
CO URSE
OF
T RUE L O VE
W ere S itting at a gorgeous feast
Of
The like
For
Or
an
an
y
,
which was ne ve r spread
Caliph i n the
ing
K
y
,
E ast
,
al i ve o r dead !
S uch ambe r pears and grapes Of j et
,
,
S uch sweetl y swe lling mignonette
S uch sal vers p ile d with richest food
-
,
,
S uch S lende r u rns O fprecious wine
S uch
—
ah
when fanc y makes a feast
I t costs no more to have i t
fin e
,
,
'
he
dreamt
unti
l
the
peep
!
!
O f dawn the y feasted laughed and sung !
And
SO ,
,
,
,
The n music with its hone y ed tongue
,
,
B reathed sweetest secrets to the i r sleep !
Thus ran the dream
’
.
W he n
G ia ffe r
Twas dawn indee d : the dew y ai r
W as rife w ith fresh mi mosa blooms
.
woke
T HE
6
3
CO URSE
VII I
IN
M E SR O U R
,
THE
o
g
Th a t I m a y
T R UE L O VE
OF
.
PA VILIO N
br i n g m y
d
r in
k my
o
g
lden
.
cup
,
ev en i n g dr i n k I
And e ve n as A l R aschid said
,
The cup was brought a golden p ink
-
,
G reat
goblet r ough w ith e me ralds
.
He sipped and s ipped and slumbe r crept
,
U pon
him
.
S top
The k i n g w o u ld
the
m u si c,
sleep
.
sla ve l
And
10 !
No w nea r the northern palace gate
he slept
-
,
A
place as still as still could be
.
,
.
NEVER
Haroun like
,
RU N
D ID
K u bla K han
S MOOTH
.
d id once
,
A state l y pleasure dome dec ree
-
A
grand pav i lion unde r which
,
It
w as h is
ro y al
w ont
And smoke the ripe
And laugh at
And he re
to
S it
L a t a k ia n
G ia ffe r s
’
h is G eorgians
leaves
,
pleasant wit !
danced
fo r h im
,
He
loved
a
daint
foot
and
hand
!
y
And here he d rank
U ntil
h is iced
she rb et
,
his H ighness could not S ta nd
.
And he re the V i z ie r S p r ead a feast
,
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