The Rao Of Ilore (Laurence Hope Poems)
I was sold to the Rao of Ilore, Slender and tall was he.When his litter carried him down the street I peeped ...
Laurence Hope Poems on Life (46 Poems)
The First Wife (Laurence Hope Poems)
Ah, my lord, are the tidings true,That thy mother's jewels are shapen anew?I hear that a bride has chosen been,The ...
Reminiscence Of Mahomed Akram (Laurence Hope Poems)
I shall never forget you, never. Never escapeYour memory woven about the beautiful things of life.The sudden Thought of your Face ...
Middle-Age (Laurence Hope Poems)
The sins of Youth are hardly sins, So frank they are and free.'T is but when Middle-age begins We need morality.Ah, pause ...
My Desire (Laurence Hope Poems)
Fate has given me many a gift To which men most aspire,Lovely, precious and costly things, But not my heart's desire.Many a ...
The Singer (Laurence Hope Poems)
The singer only sang the Joy of Life, For all too well, alas! the singer knewHow hard the daily toil, how ...
Unanswered (Laurence Hope Poems)
Something compels me, somewhere. Yet I seeNo clear command in Life's long mystery.Oft have I flung myself beside my horse, To drink ...
“Less than the Dust” (Laurence Hope Poems)
Less than the dust, beneath thy Chariot wheel,Less than the rust, that never stained thy Sword,Less than the trust thou ...
To Aziz: Song Of Mahomed Akram (Laurence Hope Poems)
Your beauty puts a barb into my soul, Strive as I will it never lets me go.My love has passed the ...
Starlight (Laurence Hope Poems)
O beautiful Stars, when you see me go Hither and thither, in search of love,Do you think me faithless, who gleam ...
I Shall Forget (Laurence Hope Poems)
Although my life, which thou hast scarred and shaken, Retains awhile some influence of thee,As shells, by faithless waves long since ...
To M. C. N. (Laurence Hope Poems)
Thou hast no wealth, nor any pride of power, Thy life is offered on affection's altar.Small sacrifices claim thee, hour by ...
Kashmiri Song (Laurence Hope Poems)
Pale hands I love beside the Shalimar, Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?Whom do you lead on Rapture's roadway, ...
Verse By Taj Mahomed (Laurence Hope Poems)
When first I loved, I gave my very soulUtterly unreserved to Love's control,But Love deceived me, wrenched my youth awayAnd ...
Request (Laurence Hope Poems)
Give me your self one hour; I do not crave For any love, or even thought, of me.Come, as a Sultan ...
The Aloe (Laurence Hope Poems)
My life was like an Aloe flower, beneath an orient sky,Your sunshine touched it for an hour; it blossomed but ...