The mountains are the Baloches' forts, the peaks are better than an army ; the lofty heights are our comrades, the pathless gorges our friends. Our drink is from the flowing springs, our cup the leaf of the dwarf-palm, our bed the thorny brush, the ground... The Baloch Race: A Historical and Ethnological Sketch - Page 39by Mansel Longworth Dames - 1904 - 90 pagesFull view - About this book
| Folklore Society (Great Britain) - Folklore - 1902 - 1012 pages
...expresses the very spirit of the born mountaineer : "The mountains are the Baloches' rampart, the cliffs are better than an army ; the lofty heights are our comrades, the pathless gorges our dearest 1 See Bilatk and the Bulelhis. Folk-Lore, iv., 200. VOL. xiiI. r friends. Our drink is from... | |
| Mansel Longworth Dames - Baluchi (Southwest Asian people) - 1907 - 256 pages
...! ' 3Balach sings : in reply to Bivaragh he sings. The mountains are the Baloches' forts, the peaks are better than an army ; the lofty heights are our...friends. Our drink is from the flowing springs, our cup the leaf of the dwarf-palm, our bed the thorny brush, the ground we make our pillow. My white sandals... | |
| Mansel Longworth Dames - Baluchi (Southwest Asian people) - 1907 - 484 pages
...! ' 3Balach sings : in reply to Blvaragh he sings. The mountains are the Baloches' forts, the peaks are better than an army ; the lofty heights are our...friends. Our drink is from the flowing springs, our cup the leaf of the dwarf-palm, our bed the thorny brush, the ground we make our pillow. My white sandals... | |
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