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# The Improvisatrice; and Other Poems/When Should Lovers Breathe Their Vows?

WHEN SHOULD LOVERS BREATHE THEIR VOWS?
When should lovers breathe their vows?  When should ladies hear them? When the dew is on the boughs,  When none else are near them; When the moon shines cold and pale,  When the birds are sleeping, When no voice is on the gale,  When the rose is weeping; When the stars are bright on high,  Like hopes in young Love's dreaming, And glancing round the light clouds fly,  Like soft fears to shade their beaming.
The fairest smiles are those that live  On the brow by starlight wreathing; And the lips their richest incense give  When the sigh is at midnight breathing. Oh, softest is the cheek's love-ray  When seen by moonlight hours, Other roses seek the day,  But blushes are night flowers. Oh, when the moon and stars are bright,  When the dew-drops glisten, Then their vows should lovers plight,  Then should ladies listen.
THE END.
LONDON: PRINTED BY S. AND R. BENTLEY, DORSET STREET.
# The Improvisatrice; and Other Poems/The Soldier’s Grave

BALLADS.
THE SOLDIER'S GRAVE.
There's a white stone placed upon yonder tomb,  Beneath is a soldier lying: The death-wound came amid sword and plume,  When banner and ball were flying.
Yet now he sleeps, the turf on his breast,  By wet wild flowers surrounded; The church shadow falls o'er his place of rest,  Where the steps of his childhood bounded.
There were tears that fell from manly eyes,  There was woman's gentler weeping, And the wailing of age and infant cries,  O'er the grave where he lies sleeping.
He had left his home in his spirit's pride,  With his father's sword and blessing; He stood with the valiant side by side,  His country's wrongs redressing.
He came again, in the light of his fame,  When the red campaign was over: One heart that in secret had kept his name,  Was claimed by the soldier lover.
But the cloud of strife came upon the sky;  He left his sweet home for battle; And his young child's lisp for the loud war-cry,  And the cannon's long death rattle.
He came again,—but an altered man:  The path of the grave was before him, And the smile that he wore was cold and wan,  For the shadow of death hung o'er him.
He spoke of victory,—spoke of cheer:—  These are words that are vainly spoken To the childless mother or orphan's ear,  Or the widow whose heart is broken.
A helmet and sword are engraved on the stone,  Half hidden by yonder willow; There he sleeps, whose death in battle was won,  But who died on his own home-pillow!
# The Improvisatrice; and Other Poems/The Violet

THE VIOLET.
Violets!—deep-blue Violets! April's loveliest coronets! There are no flowers grow in the vale, Kiss'd by the dew, wooed by the gale,— None by the dew of the twilight wet, So sweet as the deep-blue Violet! I do remember how sweet a breath Came with the azure light of a wreath That hung round the wild harp's golden chords, Which rang to my dark-eyed lover's words.
I have seen that dear harp rolled With gems of the East and bands of gold; But it never was sweeter than when set With leaves of the deep-blue Violet! And when the grave shall open for me,— I care not how soon that time may be,— Never a rose shall grow on that tomb, It breathes too much of hope and of bloom;— But there be that flower's meek regret, The bending and deep-blue Violet!
# The Lady of the Pool

“That sort of person!”
Charlie went to bed with the phrase ringing in his horror-struck ears. If to be the most beautiful, the most charming, and the most refined, the daintiest, the wittiest and prettiest, the kindest and the sweetest, the merriest and most provoking creature in the whole world [...] why, the world was not fit to live in, and he no true Merceron! For the Merceron men had always pleased themselves.
THE LADY OF THE POOL
[ By ANTHONY HOPE ]
* I. A Firm Believer
* II. Miss Wallace's Friend
* III. All Nonsense
* IV. A Catastrophe at the Pool
* V. An Unforeseen Case
* VI. There was Somebody
* VII. The Inevitable Meeting
* VIII. the Moral of It
* IX. The Men of Spirit
* X. The Incarnation of Lady Agatha
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# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Beaman, Mv. F. C. O.

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​Beaman, Mv. F. C. O. I.S.O., I.C.S. Judge, High Court, Bombay:—Educated at Bedford Grammar School and Queen's College, Oxford; Joined service as Assistant to the Collector, 1879; Agent to the Governor, Panch Mahals, 1883, Special Settlement Officer, Baroda, 1886; Judicial Assistant to the Political Agent, Kathiawar, 1891; Judicial Commissioner and Judge, Sind, 1904; Judge, High Court, 1907. Address: Bombay.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bayley, Sir Steuart Colvin

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​Bayley, Sir Steuart Colvin, G.C.S.I., 1911. K.C.S.I.: 1878: B.S.I. 1874: C.I.E. 1882: b, 1836; son of late William Butterworth Bayley B.C.S. sometime officiating Governor-General of India and a Director of H. E. & I. Co., m. Anna, d. of R. N. Farquharson, Bengal C.S., 1860; four s. three d. Educ. Eton: Haileybury; Entered I.C.S. 1855: Commissioner of Patna, 1873-74: Secretary to Government of Bengal, 1877: Chief Commissioner of Assam: Resident, Hyderabad, 1881-2: Member of Viceroy's Council, 1882-1887: Lieut Gov. of Bengal, 1887-90: Secretary, Political Department, India Office, 1890. 1895: Member, India Council. 1895-1905. Address: 2 Barkston Gardens. S.W. Club Atheneum.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bazlulla Sahib Bahadur Muhammad

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​Bazlulla Sahib Bahadur Muhammad; Senior Pressy Magistrate Madras—See Muhammad Bazbulla Sahib Bahadur.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bayly, Major-Gen. Alfred William Lambart

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​Bayly, Major-Gen. Alfred William Lambart, C.B. 1900, C.S.I., 1909. D.S.O., 1887, Cal. 126th Baluchistan Infantry, Secretary to the Government of India, Army Department, since 1906; b, Paisley, 1856, son of late Major George Bayly, m. 1st; Ada Margaret, d. of late Maj-Gen. S. Thacker, Bombay Staff Corps, 1877 (d. 1880), 2nd Eva, d. of late John Naylor, Leighton Hall Montgomeryshire, 1889, one s. Educ: Wellington College. Joined 108th Regt. 1874: Bombay Staff Corps. 1879, passed through Staff College, 1893, officiating D.A.Q.M.G. Bombay, 1885-80, D.A.A. and Q.M.G. Burma Expedition, 1886-87, D.A.A.G. Mhow district 1887-92, commanded 26th Bombay (Baluchistan Regt.), Infantry, 1896; Afghan War, 1880-81, defence and battle of Kandahar, 1st Sept. 1880 (medal and clasp), Soudan, 1885, Suakin (medal and clasp, bronze star), Burma, 1886-87 (despatches), and in S. Africa, 1899-1901 (wounded, despatches twice, C.B.). United Service Club.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bayne, Charles Gerwien

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​Bayne, Charles Gerwien, C.S.I.; 1901 Indian Civil Service retired 1906 b. 1860; s. of late Dr. Peter Cayne [sic], LL.D. m. 1890, Alice Augusta, d; of late Rev. G. C. Hodgkinson; one s. two d. Educ.: Uppingham, University College, Oxford; Served in various capacities in the Civil Service in [C]urmah, 1880-1905. Retired, 1906. Recreations: tennis, croquet, bride. East India United Service. Club.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Beames, C. F.

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​Beames, C. F., Fellow, A.L.E.R.; b. 1873; entered Mysore State service as Electrical Engineer, 1911. Address: Mysore, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bayley, Sir Charles Stuart

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​Bayley, Sir Charles Stuart, K.C.S.I., 1908; Lieutenant-Governor, Bihar and Orissa. b. 1854: s. of late Capt. Daniel Bayley, formerly of the East India Company's Bengal Cavalry. m. 1880, Sarah Constance d. of Major-General A. E. Campbell, Indian Staff Corps. Educ. Harrow, Heidelberg. Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln's Inn, 1887: Entered Indian Civil Service. 1887, and filled various positions, ​including those of Under-Secretary to the Governments of Bengal and India, Political Agent in Bikanerd General Superintendent of operations for the suppression of Thag, and Dacoity; Agent to the Governor-General in Central India Resident Hyderabad; Lieut. Governor, Eastern Bengal and Assam, 1911: Lieut-Governor of Bihar and Orissa, 1912: Clubs: Address: Patna and Simla: East India United Service and other Clubs.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Beachcroft, Hon. Mr, C. P.

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​Beachcroft, Hon. Mr, C. P. Acting Puisne Judge, High Court, Calcutta. Address, Calcutta.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Beadon, G. C.

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​Beadon, Lt-Col. G.C. Temp Judge, Chief Court, Punjab; Joined Service, 1884; was in Military Service till 1887; transferred to Civil Branch and became Assistant Commissioner, Punjab; District Judge, 1894, Temp.-Judge, Chief Court, 1912. Address: Lahore.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bayley, Major Edward Charles

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​Bayley, Major Edward Charles, Private Secretary to H.H. the Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab; Address: Lahore.
# The Lucknow Album/Kuddum Russool

KUDDUM RASOOL.
View No. 14.
This is a shrine sacred to the Mahomedans, it was built by King Ghazee-ood-deen Hyder : it stands on the summit of a mound, and is believed to contain a stone, bearing the footprint of the Prophet Mahomed. The stone is said to have been brought from Mecca by some distinguished pilgrim.
During the mutiny, the place afforded a strong position for the rebels, but was soon taken by the British. It is not a little singular that the building should be held in such reverence by the Mahomedans ; for a report is extant, to the effect that the sacred stone has been stolen ; the shrine therefore contains nothing to venerate.
A little further on, is—
# The Lucknow Album/Hyat Buksh

​Having crossed the canal, the entrance to the city is from the eastern quarter; and immediately to the left will he found—
HYAT BUKSH.
View No. 7.
The residence of the Chief Commissioner. This house was built by Nawab Saadut Ali Khan, and was, during the reign of Nuseer-ood-deen Hyder, occupied by Colonel Roberts of the Oudh Service. Upon annexation, Major Banks, Commissioner of Lucknow, became the occupant, hence it was, during the mutiny, known as "Banks' house;" it occupies a very conspicuous position, and the rebels had a strong hold of it, until the 18th March, 1858, when it was taken by a detachment of troops under command of Sir Edward Lugard. Lately the building has been much enlarged and improved, and the garden elegantly laid out. This work was commenced in 1873, at which time Sir George Couper, Bart. C. B., C. S., was Officiating Chief Commissioner of Oudh.
There is a certain melancholy interest attaching to the house, on account of the gallant Hudson having breathed his last within its walls. He had just despatched, on his own responsibility, at a most critical moment, certain of the Delhi Princes who, it was well known, were dangerous foes to the British.
Across the road, on the right, is an imposing building that could hardly be believed to be devoted to the purposes of trade: it is occupied by Messrs. Peake, Allen and Company, an enterprising firm of merchants.
A little onward is the—
Darul Shaffa.
7—Hyat Buksh.
# The Lucknow Album/Mote Mahal

MOTE MAHAL.
View No. 16.
This building was constructed by Newab Saadut Ali Khan : it owes its name to a superstructural projection, not a dome, in a semi-almond form, without any timber supports, but entirely of masonry, which gave the fancied resemblance to the curve of a pearl : this answers to the word " Mote." — Mahal can only be translated as " seraglio," or, " Zenana Khana ;" the whole name, then, amounts to, the " Pearl Seraglio." It never was used as a seraglio, and appears to have been built for purposes of defence, or check, on the advance of an enemy ; in short, it may be described as the beau-ideal of a miniature citadel : it is prettily situated on the banks of the Goomtee, and is connected with a range of buildings known as the " Mubarik Munzil" and the " Shah Munzil." These buildings were appropriated to no particular purposes ; except the last-named, from which the King used to witness wild sports, of the Spanish Bull fight, or the Roman Coliseum, order. The smaller wild beasts used to fight within the enclosure ; here also tiger combats were indulged in ; but the elephant and rhinoceros encounters, which had to be viewed at a safe distance, were performed on the ​opposite side of the Goomtoe, on level ground in front of Hazaree Bagh. The British Resident, no doubt much to his disgust, used out of courtesy to attend these exhibitions.
Upon the annexation of the province, the " Mote Mahal" was used temporarily as a Commissariat store. It has since been purchased from Government by the Maharajah of Bulrampore, who has entirely changed the aspect of the buildings and of the surrounding country ; the " pearl dome," formed in defiance of all mathematical rules of architecture, has disappeared, and the buildings comprising the " Mote Mahal" have assumed a grand Baronial appearance, in keeping with their romantic history.
Like all other buildings on record, the " Mote Mahal" was enclosed by a high wall and, in 1857, was strongly fortified by the rebels. It had, like the rest, to be taken by storm, which was accomplished by Sir Colin Campbell, who made it a depot for heavy guns and spare stores. It was here that Brigadier General Cooper commanding the Artillery, Lieutenant Crumb, Madras Artillery, and Dr. Bartram lost their lives ; Colonel Campbell also received a wound that, in a few days, proved mortal. One, however, was fortunate, that was Private Duffy, of H. M.'s 90th, who recaptured a gun that the enemy had taken, for which act of gallantry he was rewarded with the V. C.
On the left of the road will be seen the—
# The Lucknow Album/Kaiser Pussund

​Leaving the Western gate, a large four-storied building, surmounted by a gilt semicircle and, originally, a gilt hemisphere or semi-dome, is seen. This is the—
KAISER PUSSUND.
View No. 27.
The house of " Caesar's pleasure.'" This fantastic building belonged to Roshun-ood-dowlah,King Naseer-ood-deen Hyder's Prime Minister, but Wajid Ali Shah, the last King of Oudh, took possession of it, under what understanding is not known, and placed it at the disposal of a favourite Mehal, Maushookos Sultan, for her residence. It was in the tykhanas, or underground chambers, of this building, that the British captives, Miss Jackson, Mrs. Green, and the rest, were confined, up to the time they were led out to the front of the gateway, already described, to be publicly and barbarously murdered.
The interior of the Kaiser Pussund was originally decorated sumptuously and furnished with the usual Oriental magnificence ; the exterior still has a very palatial appearance, as may be seen from, the view ; but the whole pile has been for years past, and is still, put to a very different use to what it was intended to serve : its spacious and lofty rooms are now turned into the offices of the Treasury, City Superintendent of Police, the Courts of the Deputy Commissioner, the City Magistrate and others. The structure must have cost an immense sum, and may be taken as a fair specimen of the notorious extravagance of the rulers of Oudh.
# The Lucknow Album/Khoorshaid Munzil

KHOORSHAID MUNZIL.
View No. 17.
This building, as will be seen from the view, is castellated and surrounded by a deep scarped ditch ; intended evidently for purposes of defence. The structure was commenced by Saadut Ali Khan, and finished by Ghazee-ood-deen Hyder : the purpose that these monarchs had, when design- ​ing such a palpable stronghold, is difficult to surmise, and a study of their histories fails to show the necessity of such a building ; especially, since the Kings of Oudh declared that they considered their country perfectly secure under the guaranteed protection of the British Government. The Kings of Oudh never made any use of the building, but when the mutiny broke out, it was strongly fortified, and occupied in force by the rebels. It took a great many hours' cannonading, before it was taken by the storming party, consisting of the Naval Brigade and detachments from the 90th and 53rd Regiments, when it was stoutly defended by the mutineers.
The Khoorshaid Munzil is entitled to a name in history, as being the meeting place of the succouring and the relieving Generals, Outram and Havelock of the former, and Sir Colin Campbell of the latter : it was here that they shook hands and congratulated each other on the extraordinary success of their arms over the overwhelming forces and apparently impregnable defences of the enemy.
As a contrast to the purpose that the Khoorshaid Munzil was probably intended to serve, and the demoniac purpose that it did attempt to serve, it is now turned to a heavenly purpose : it is the Martiniere Girls' School ; the scarped ditch is now a bright green lawn for the children's play-ground, the towers make airy bedrooms for the little girls, and all the inmates seem to be supremely happy.
Adjoining is the—
# The Lucknow Album/Kunkur Wali Kothi

KUNKUR WALI KOTHI.
View No. 20.
During the mutiny, this building was made the Head Quarters of the rebel General, Burkat Ahmud ; as to who built it, or what use it was formerly put to, history is conflicting : at present it is occupied by Captain Pitcher, Judge of the Small Cause Court.
On the right is a large building, formerly used as a church : it is the tomb of Amjud Ali Shah, the fourth King of Oudh, and iscommonly called " Junnut Makan ka Imambarra."
Turning again towards the Obelisk, on arriving at the end of the street, is seen the—
# The Lucknow Album/Kaiser Bagh or Caesar's Garden

​Further on, the great " Lackhee Gate or archway," so called from its having cost a lakh of rupees in building, is passed, and then a magnificent quadrangle opens to the view ; this is the celebrated—
KAISER BAGH, OR CAESAR'S GARDEN.
Views Nos. 22 to 24.
Or the famous palace of the ex-King, Wajid Ali Shah Sultan-a-Aulum. This great palace was commenced by the ex-King in the year 1850, and, in his wild ambition to have a palace of surpassing grandeur, he had it completed in the shortest time possible, at a cost of more than a million ​sterling. The principal part of the palace comprised the great rectangle, the buildings surrounding which would provide quarters for upwards of a thousand Mehals, or Queens ; there were many other detached buildings also forming part of the palace ; each building was provided with a private garden of its own, the whole was enclosed by a high masonry wall, and the gardens, in the centre of the square, were most tastfully laid out and adorned with innumerable fountains ; the walks were lined with classic statuary, the surrounding: buildings were sumptuously furnished and richly decoratad with large chandeliers, girandoles, wall brackets, furniture elaborately mounted in silver and gold, embroidered curtains, Cashmere tapestry: everything calculated to add to the splendour of an Oriental Court was brought into requisition, no matter what the cost, or from what distance the articles had to be brought. This, like the flickering of a lamp, was the last attempt of the monarchs of Oudh, to make themselves great amongst nations ; it was a brilliant attempt, but not sufficiently dazzling to deceive the British Government.
Although long since deserted by royalty, the remains of the palace are still magnificent ruins in a good state of preservation, but from a present view, no adequate idea of what the original tout ensemble resembled, can be conveyed. The buildings composing the main rectangle have been made over to the Talookdars, or Barons, of Oudh, who make use of some portions as dwelling-houses, leaving the remainder as roofless and dismantled walls, presenting to the view a striking reminiscence of oriental grandeur and extravagance converted into a desolate waste. The great arched entrances still remain with their massive gates in bronze, bearing on their panels, in basso relievo, representations of the mermaid and the royal insignia of the King of Oudh.
In fighting their way towards the Bailie Guard, the Kaiser Bagh was one of the strongest positions our troops had to take : the buildings were crowded with mutineers who ​had loaded themselves with plunder, the spoil of the richest seraglio in the world : the British troops rushed into the rooms and, with bayonet and bullet, slaughtered without mercy the luckless rebels, making them disgorge their illgotten plunder which was scattered about in reckless con- fusion, mingled with their blood.
# The Lucknow Album/La Martiniere

LA MARTINIERE.
View No. 6.
Called "La Martiniere" after the name of its illustrious founder, General Claude Martin of the King of Oudh's service. It is also called "Constantia." Its construction was commenced during the reign of Newab Ausuf-ood-dowlah who, when it was nearly completed, became so pleased with the design of the structure, that he offered to purchase it as it stood for a million sterling. It is not certain whether the General accepted the offer; however, the bargain was broken off by the death of the Newab, and the General also died, before the building was finished, not, however, before he had made a provision in his will, to the effect that it should be completed out of the funds that he had left in the hands of the British Government, for the special endowment of schools. The building was accordingly finished, and the magnificent pile, with its establishment, now known as "La Martiniere College," stands as an elegant and lasting monument to the memory of one of the greatest benefactors of the youth, of all creeds and colours, that call India their home. The remains of the General were buried in a vault in the centre of the building. During the rebellion of 1857-58, the mutineers ​dug up this vault, in the hope of finding treasure; they were disappointed, and, it seems, in the height of their rage, scattered the bones of the General about in derisive contempt. When the position was recaptured, part of the remains were found, and reverently restored to their resting-place. A towering pillar of solid masonry, standing in the middle of an artificial lake adjoining the massive pile, also perpetuates the memory of the great man.
General Claude Martin was a native of Lyons: he came to India, as a soldier, under Lally, in 1760, and after the surrender of Pondicherry, was appointed to the charge of a Company of French pioneers, who had been formed into a Company of Chasseurs. About 1780, he came to Lucknow, and Newab Seraj-ood-dowlah offered him the command of the Artillery; he accepted the offer, with the consent of the Hon. East India Company, and acquired the rank of Major General. He died in 1800, after accumulating several millions sterling, the bulk of which he bequeathed to the most noble and charitable purposes.
The canal, which has now to be crossed, is only so far worthy of mention; that it was commenced during the reign of King Nuseer-ood-deen Hyder. It was intended to run from the Ganges for the purpose of irrigating the country between Lucknow and Cawnpore; but barely a few miles had been excavated when funds failed, the greater portion of the sums expended having been misappropriated by the contractors, who fled, with their dishonestly acquired fortunes, away from the kingdom.
This stupendous ditch, however, afforded the rebels in 1857, a strong line of defence on the southern and eastern sides of the city, and Sir Colin Campbell's force, when advancing to the relief of the Residency, had hot work in crossing the awkward gap.
6—La Martiniere.