Chapter 108 THE DEATH OF SOHRAB

THE DUEL

He spoke, and Sohrab kindled at his taunts,

And he too drew his sword; at once they rushed

Together, as two eagles on one prey

Come rushing down together from the clouds,

One from the east, one from the west; their shields

Dashed with a clang together, and a din

Rose, such as that the sinewy woodcutters

Make often i