Quote#War
Less than the dust beneath thy chariot wheel
Quote byAdela Florence Nicolson · 1865–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Indian Love Lyrics (aka Garden of Kama) (1901), Less Than the Dust.
English (original)
Less than the dust beneath thy chariot wheel, Less than the rust that never stained thy sword,
— Adela Florence Nicolson
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