To the Unattainable: Lament of Mahomed A

To the Unattainable: Lament of Mahomed Akram, poem from The Garden of Kama and other love lyrics from India, by Laurence Hope (pseudonym for Adela Florence Nicolson, b April 9, 1865 - October 4, 1904). First published, 1901. Illustrated by Byam Shaw, b November 13, 1872 – January 26, 1919. Both had lived in India. I would have taken golden stars from the sky for your necklace, I would have shaken rose-leaves for your rest from all the rose-trees. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
To the Unattainable: Lament of Mahomed Akram, poem from The Garden of Kama and other love lyrics from India, by Laurence Hope (pseudonym for Adela Florence Nicolson, b April 9, 1865 - October 4, 1904). First published, 1901. Illustrated by Byam Shaw, b November 13, 1872 – January 26, 1919. Both had lived in India. I would have taken golden stars from the sky for your necklace, I would have shaken rose-leaves for your rest from all the rose-trees. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
To the Unattainable: Lament of Mahomed A
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