James Elroy
Flecker .
THE GOLDEN
JOURNEY
TO
SAMARKAND .
At the Gate
of
the
Sun, Bagdad , in
olden
time .
THE MERCHANTS
(together )
WAY,
for
we
are ready
to
a
man
!
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Our
camels
sniff the evening
and are
glad
.
Lead
on,
o
master
of
the
Caravan
:
Lead
on
the Merchant
-
Princes
of
Bagdad
.
THE CHIEF
DRAPER
Have
we not Indian
carpets dark
as
wine
,
Turbans
and
sashes
,
gowns and bows and
veils
,
And broideries
of
intricate
design
,
And
printed
hangings
in
enormous bales
?
THE
CHIEF
GROCER
We have
rose
-
candy
,
we
have
spikenard
,
Mastic
and
terebinth
and oil and
spice
,
And
such
sweet
jams meticulously
jarred
As God
's
own
Prophet
eats
in
Paradise
.
THE
PRINCIPAL JEWS
And we have manuscripts
in
peacock
styles
By Ali
of
Damascus
;
we have
swords
Engraved
with
storks
and
apes and
crocodiles
,
And heavy beaten
necklaces
,
for Lords
.
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