DAILY walked the fair and lovely Sultan's daughter in the twilight, -- In the twilight by the fountain, Where the sparkling waters plash. Daily stood the young slave silent In the twilight by the fountain, Where the plashing waters sparkle, Pale and paler every day. Once by twilight came the princess Up to him with rapid questions: "I would know thy name, thy nation, Whence thou comest, who thou art." And the young slave said, "My name is Mahomet, I come from Yemmen. I am of the sons of Azra, Men who perish if they love." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FOREST HYMN by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT TO MY INCONSTANT MISTRESS by THOMAS CAREW CAELICA: 100 by FULKE GREVILLE SONNET: THE HUMAN SEASONS by JOHN KEATS THE MARCH INTO VIRGINIA by HERMAN MELVILLE TO MY MOTHER by EDGAR ALLAN POE A LETTER TO LADY [MISS] MARGARET-CAVANDISH-HOLLES-HARLEY, WHEN A CHILD by MATTHEW PRIOR COMPARISON OF LOVE TO A STREAM FALLING FROM THE ALPS by THOMAS WYATT |