Scenes from the Ramayan, EtcTrübner & Company, 1868 - 196 pages |
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Page xiv
... sweet Sakontala . If Professor H. H Wilson's graceful version of this little poem had been easily accessible to the general reader I should not have attempted my paraphrase . Most of the pieces now published in a collective form have ...
... sweet Sakontala . If Professor H. H Wilson's graceful version of this little poem had been easily accessible to the general reader I should not have attempted my paraphrase . Most of the pieces now published in a collective form have ...
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... incense stirred , And blended , with the wreath's perfume , The sweet fresh smell of curd . Streamed through her streets , in endless line , Slow wain and flying car : Horse , elephant , and merchant train , And envoys AYODHYA . 3.
... incense stirred , And blended , with the wreath's perfume , The sweet fresh smell of curd . Streamed through her streets , in endless line , Slow wain and flying car : Horse , elephant , and merchant train , And envoys AYODHYA . 3.
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... sweet queens , with Beauty , Grace , and Fame . Assume man's nature thus , and slay in fight This common scourge , who laughs at heavenly might : 1 Cp . Paradise Lost . Book III . 281 . " Their nature also to thy nature join , And be ...
... sweet queens , with Beauty , Grace , and Fame . Assume man's nature thus , and slay in fight This common scourge , who laughs at heavenly might : 1 Cp . Paradise Lost . Book III . 281 . " Their nature also to thy nature join , And be ...
Page 11
... sweet As from blest voices , uttering joy , Heaven rung With jubilee , and loud Hosannas filled The eternal regions . " 2 Madhu was a Daitya or demon slain by Vishnu . 3 Virávanam rávanam . Literally Ravan who causes weeping : both ...
... sweet As from blest voices , uttering joy , Heaven rung With jubilee , and loud Hosannas filled The eternal regions . " 2 Madhu was a Daitya or demon slain by Vishnu . 3 Virávanam rávanam . Literally Ravan who causes weeping : both ...
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... sweet drink that troubled ocean gave . ' Soon as the queens had shared that mystic bowl , Hope , sure and stedfast , filled each lady's soul . They saw , in dreams , a glorious host who kept Their watch around them , as they sweetly ...
... sweet drink that troubled ocean gave . ' Soon as the queens had shared that mystic bowl , Hope , sure and stedfast , filled each lady's soul . They saw , in dreams , a glorious host who kept Their watch around them , as they sweetly ...
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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 look 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 shade Sita Siva sorrow soul stream Swarga sweet tender Text thee THEODOR GOLDSTÜCKER thine thou hast throne Translated tree trembling Trübner Vishnu voice W. W. SKEAT wander weeping wife wild wood word