Scenes from the Ramayan, EtcTrübner & Company, 1868 - 196 pages |
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... face : For lovely modesty and truth , And woman's gentle grace . Their husbands , loyal , wise , and kind , Were heroes in the field , And , sternly battling with the foe , Could die , but never yield . The poorest man was richly blest ...
... face : For lovely modesty and truth , And woman's gentle grace . Their husbands , loyal , wise , and kind , Were heroes in the field , And , sternly battling with the foe , Could die , but never yield . The poorest man was richly blest ...
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... face to blow ; And Ocean , necklaced with the wandering wave , Stills the wild waters till they cease to rave . O Father , lend us thine avenging aid , And slay this fiend , for we are sore afraid . " They ceased . Then , pondering in ...
... face to blow ; And Ocean , necklaced with the wandering wave , Stills the wild waters till they cease to rave . O Father , lend us thine avenging aid , And slay this fiend , for we are sore afraid . " They ceased . Then , pondering in ...
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... face . Then queen Sumitra , fairest of the fair , Twin children , Lakshman and Satrughna , bare : Thus self - control and knowledge spring to light When fruitful learning is employed aright . The babes were born : then sin and sorrow ...
... face . Then queen Sumitra , fairest of the fair , Twin children , Lakshman and Satrughna , bare : Thus self - control and knowledge spring to light When fruitful learning is employed aright . The babes were born : then sin and sorrow ...
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... face more fair And thou shalt move along in bright attire , Each woman's envy and each man's desire : Fair as a lovely Goddess shalt thou be , And challenge the sweet moon to rival thee . " Her lady's praise with joy the damsel heard ...
... face more fair And thou shalt move along in bright attire , Each woman's envy and each man's desire : Fair as a lovely Goddess shalt thou be , And challenge the sweet moon to rival thee . " Her lady's praise with joy the damsel heard ...
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... face away ? Say , has some grievous woe , some deadly ill , Stricken his sons , or consorts dearer still ? Better to die than grieve a loving sire : Death has no terror like a father's ire . Surely the source to which he owes his birth ...
... face away ? Say , has some grievous woe , some deadly ill , Stricken his sons , or consorts dearer still ? Better to die than grieve a loving sire : Death has no terror like a father's ire . Surely the source to which he owes his birth ...
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ancient Anno Domini arms art thou Ayodhya banishment beauty Bharat bless bosom Brahma breast brow Chinese cloth Cloud College cried crown dark darling Dasaratha dear deed DICTIONARY earth Edited elephant English eyes F. J. FURNIVALL fair fate father fear FITZEDWARD HALL flame flowers forest gems gentle giant glorious glory Gods gold GRAMMAR H. H. WILSON heart heaven heavenly hermit's Hindu holy honour India Indra's Kaikeyi Kausalya king Kumbhakarna lady Lakshman Language London lord maid MARTIN HAUG mighty monarch moon mother mountain mourn ne'er noble o'er poem prince Professor queen rain Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravan Royal Asiatic Society saint Sanskrit sewed Sita Siva sorrow soul stream Swarga sweet tender thee THEODOR GOLDSTÜCKER thine thou art thou hast throne Translated tree trembling Trübner Vishnu voice W. W. SKEAT wander waters weeping wife wild wood words
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