Scenes from the Ramayan, EtcTrübner & Company, 1868 - 196 pages |
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Page iii
... individual poet , but the men who first loved his song and were gladden- ed by it . This is what binds together the hearts of the an- cient and modern worlds . " Saturday Review . CONTENTS . PREFACE AYODHYA ... ... ... ... ... ...
... individual poet , but the men who first loved his song and were gladden- ed by it . This is what binds together the hearts of the an- cient and modern worlds . " Saturday Review . CONTENTS . PREFACE AYODHYA ... ... ... ... ... ...
Page ix
... heart which breathed forth a poem unrivalled perhaps in the world for its pathos and moral purity . One day the saint accompanied by his disciple resorted to the holy stream Tamasa and finding the waters pure as the heart of the good ...
... heart which breathed forth a poem unrivalled perhaps in the world for its pathos and moral purity . One day the saint accompanied by his disciple resorted to the holy stream Tamasa and finding the waters pure as the heart of the good ...
Page 18
... hearts By gentle graces and attractive arts : Men deemed that Duty , Profit , Love , and Bliss , Had come incarnate from their world to this . And with more pride the father's bosom glowed For the rare virtues and the love they showed ...
... hearts By gentle graces and attractive arts : Men deemed that Duty , Profit , Love , and Bliss , Had come incarnate from their world to this . And with more pride the father's bosom glowed For the rare virtues and the love they showed ...
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... hearts rejoice above his brow to see The canopy that long has shaded thee . Amid the noblest of the world not one Can match the virtues of thy godlike son . In him alone all peerless graces blend , The fearless foeman and the faithful ...
... hearts rejoice above his brow to see The canopy that long has shaded thee . Amid the noblest of the world not one Can match the virtues of thy godlike son . In him alone all peerless graces blend , The fearless foeman and the faithful ...
Page 27
... hearts disgrace . Poor queen , he loves thee not : thy treacherous lord Can smile upon thee while he bares the sword : And thy sweet soul , pure from all thought of sin , Sees not the cruel snares that hem thee in . Kind flattering ...
... hearts disgrace . Poor queen , he loves thee not : thy treacherous lord Can smile upon thee while he bares the sword : And thy sweet soul , pure from all thought of sin , Sees not the cruel snares that hem thee in . Kind flattering ...
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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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