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A grammar of the Malayan language, with an introduction and praxis..

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2o8 A GRAMMAR OF THE<br />

'* Your serv<strong>an</strong>t's wish has long been,<br />

" That in death also we should be comp<strong>an</strong>ions,<br />

" Reflection only augments my grief,<br />

" And my heart melts <strong>with</strong>in me.<br />

" Slay me first, O my fa<strong>the</strong>r I<br />

" That I may not witness <strong>the</strong> fate <strong>of</strong> my mistress."<br />

The princess <strong>the</strong>n said <strong>with</strong> dignity,<br />

" Proceed to execute <strong>the</strong> comm<strong>an</strong>ds <strong>of</strong> your queen 1"<br />

Her words thus pronounced<br />

Excited pity in <strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bost<strong>an</strong>gi,<br />

Whose own feelings would have restrained him from <strong>the</strong> deed.<br />

He drew his kris, <strong>an</strong>d again he shea<strong>the</strong>d it<br />

But thrust, at last, <strong>the</strong> long <strong>an</strong>d well-tempered blade<br />

Into her breast, till <strong>the</strong> weapon appeared at her back.<br />

K<strong>an</strong>i Tambuh<strong>an</strong> on receiving <strong>the</strong> fatal wound,<br />

t)k<br />

Fell <strong>with</strong>out a struggle to <strong>the</strong> earth."<br />

Specimens <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> P<strong>an</strong>tun or proverbial Sonnet.<br />

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