Poetical Sketches of the Interior of the Island of Ceylon, Part 1Swarna Hansa Foundation, 1987 - Sri Lanka |
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... solitude , - Its " Pride of Place , " - must be indeed induced With the gross worldling's dullness to pass by , Nor ponder on its beauty . It is high , And lone upon the green hill top . I stood Beneath its shadow . With delight I ...
... solitude , - Its " Pride of Place , " - must be indeed induced With the gross worldling's dullness to pass by , Nor ponder on its beauty . It is high , And lone upon the green hill top . I stood Beneath its shadow . With delight I ...
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... solitude . I've rarely seen trees grow so straight & high , In dells so deep , and dark , and vast , and rude , A bird's note startles ; and the insects cry tings a shrill chorus through this gloomy wood . XXVIII Break in the Forest ...
... solitude . I've rarely seen trees grow so straight & high , In dells so deep , and dark , and vast , and rude , A bird's note startles ; and the insects cry tings a shrill chorus through this gloomy wood . XXVIII Break in the Forest ...
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... solitude , the noise of waters , Which lull the ear , but rarely please the sight , And as I listen to their pleasant sound , I think on that sweet songster of the night , That singeth all night long , like these wild mountain ...
... solitude , the noise of waters , Which lull the ear , but rarely please the sight , And as I listen to their pleasant sound , I think on that sweet songster of the night , That singeth all night long , like these wild mountain ...
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Adam's Peak amid ancient banks Barnsley Barusley beautiful Behold beneath Black Forest blest bold bosom bright Buddha Candian Cicada clouds Colombo Country dark deep delight descend doth Elephant fancy feet flower gentle gloomy Greek Anthologies green guam Hansa Development Communication hath head heart hill insect Interior Island of Ceylon jungle and forest lature light lofty lone loud Macdowal Major Davie Megasthenes melancholy mind mountain heights Mountain Pass natives night Nuwera Ellia o'er painful pass Peacock mountain Pedro tallagalla plain POETICAL SKETCHES pride rain Rambodde ravine repose rest Rhododendrons rills river rock rude scarce scene scenery seabird seen Siddharte side sight silent Singhalese sleep soft solitude sooth sorrow soul spirit spot stood stream Sumatra Swarna Hansa Development Swarna Hansa Foundation sweet sword Talipot Tree tall Taprobane thee thought torrents Trincomalee vale valley vast waterfalls waters wild winding wing woods wound