Scenes from the Ramayan, EtcTrübner & Company, 1868 - 196 pages |
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... sweet lotus on her island - breast . And queen Kaikeyi bare a noble child , Named Bharat , beautiful , and meek , and mild : By fond affection and obedience , sent To be his mother's pride and ornament : Like gentle modesty that lends ...
... sweet lotus on her island - breast . And queen Kaikeyi bare a noble child , Named Bharat , beautiful , and meek , and mild : By fond affection and obedience , sent To be his mother's pride and ornament : Like gentle modesty that lends ...
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... More modest still the youthful princes made : Thus , when the sacred oil its influence lends , In brighter spires the hallowed flame ascends . C With virtues blent in sweet accord to grace The ancient THE BIRTH OF RAMA . 17.
... More modest still the youthful princes made : Thus , when the sacred oil its influence lends , In brighter spires the hallowed flame ascends . C With virtues blent in sweet accord to grace The ancient THE BIRTH OF RAMA . 17.
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... sweet comfort to men's longing eyes , So the fair children won the people's 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 ...
... sweet comfort to men's longing eyes , So the fair children won the people's 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 ...
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... sweet lips flow In idle wrangling or for empty show . He shunned no toils that student's life befit , But learned the Vedas and all Holy Writ ; And e'en eclipsed his father's archer fame , So swift his arrow and so sure his aim . Then ...
... sweet lips flow In idle wrangling or for empty show . He shunned no toils that student's life befit , But learned the Vedas and all Holy Writ ; And e'en eclipsed his father's archer fame , So swift his arrow and so sure his aim . Then ...
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... sweet and loud , Thus spake the monarch to the gathered crowd : " Needs not for me , ye noble lords , to show , How like fond fathers , as full well ye know , The ancient monarchs of our famous line Have ruled this mighty realm which ...
... sweet and loud , Thus spake the monarch to the gathered crowd : " Needs not for me , ye noble lords , to show , How like fond fathers , as full well ye know , The ancient monarchs of our famous line Have ruled this mighty realm which ...
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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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