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Know thy great love and mine; and build for me
For Mumtaz dead—thy Persian wife—a Tomb
Which Earth shall marvel at, and all men laud,
Extolling thee, and not forgetting me."
And Jahan cried: "Yea! but by God the Truth!
This thing shall be; the world shall know of thee;
Thou shalt have such a tomb!" Whereon she died
In child-bed—after fifteen wedded years—
And Shah Jahan builded the Taj Mahal.

I have two pictures of Queen Arjamand
In the Persian manner. Oh, a lady fair!
Everywhere beautiful, and born for love;
A face to win worship of hearts, once seen.
No vain voluptuous Odalisque, with orbs
Set bold under low brow, but kind, but good,
More woman than Sultana; yet with air
Of majesty, as fitted great Princess;
And in her high-bred nostrils, habit of rule.