Poetical Sketches of the Interior of the Island of Ceylon, Part 1Swarna Hansa Foundation, 1987 - Sri Lanka |
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... blest , or sooth his bosom's woe , Here Nature's hand so curiously hath wrought Her web of wonder , beautiful and bright , That even the spirits of another world Merc with the sense of admiration caught , hich now my grosser spirit doth ...
... blest , or sooth his bosom's woe , Here Nature's hand so curiously hath wrought Her web of wonder , beautiful and bright , That even the spirits of another world Merc with the sense of admiration caught , hich now my grosser spirit doth ...
Page 5
... blest dower Of immortality , and end the strife , The grief , the turmoil of our earthly state . This flower , although it be about to fade Away and die , presignifies the life Which , fearless , can defy Death's darkest hate ! And will ...
... blest dower Of immortality , and end the strife , The grief , the turmoil of our earthly state . This flower , although it be about to fade Away and die , presignifies the life Which , fearless , can defy Death's darkest hate ! And will ...
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... blest : Here , Pain and Sorrow wrung thy gentle heart : There , in thy proper sphere , thou art at rest : Most loved , most loving , and most loveable : To whom a purer , happier world is given A broken heart can only say , FARE ELL ...
... blest : Here , Pain and Sorrow wrung thy gentle heart : There , in thy proper sphere , thou art at rest : Most loved , most loving , and most loveable : To whom a purer , happier world is given A broken heart can only say , FARE ELL ...
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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