"At dawn the drums of war were beat, Proclaiming, “Thus saith Mohtasim, ‘Let all my valiant horsemen meet, And every soldier bring with him A spotted steed.’” So rode they forth, A sight of marvel and of fear; Pied horses prancing fiercely north, Three lakhs—the cup borne in the rear!"
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