Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 103
"O happy days, when in my father’s royal
bark, with Senaris my betrothed for a companion,
1 we sailed across the Midland Sea
and passed the narrow gate of rocks which
separate it from the great waters which lie on
the western edge of the world. To the far
west upon the bosom of the Atlantine deep
lay the Amber Isles, 2 raised by the ocean in
distant years.
"Thither the light winds wafted us, and
many moons we remained in the land of
beauty and never-failing verdure, gathering
gold and purple fruit, breathing health and
delight from the air of the ocean, till my
father was summoned to defend his kingdom
from an attack of the Devas.
’Wain struggle! Zaradis made alliance
with Lord Satanas. They united their armies
of Darvands, strong, crafty, cruel warriors,
and swept over our kingdom like fire across
the stubble. Our city and palace were
1 See Appendix, Note 12.
2 See Appendix, Note 13.