Poetical Sketches of the Interior of the Island of Ceylon, Part 1Swarna Hansa Foundation, 1987 - Sri Lanka |
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... blue mountain - summit bare . **** XLV . Nuvera Ellia The Pass is clomb : descend into this plain : Extended over many a mountain top , This valley Nature's mighty hand doth scoop Out of the heart of all these mountains . Rain Is ...
... blue mountain - summit bare . **** XLV . Nuvera Ellia The Pass is clomb : descend into this plain : Extended over many a mountain top , This valley Nature's mighty hand doth scoop Out of the heart of all these mountains . Rain Is ...
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... blue , - A mighty range relieved by the clear sky . Beneath , the deep ravine & stream you view , The valley narows ; you ascend more high , Until a mountain pathway you pursue . : XLVIII . Point Beautiful It had been told me - 26-
... blue , - A mighty range relieved by the clear sky . Beneath , the deep ravine & stream you view , The valley narows ; you ascend more high , Until a mountain pathway you pursue . : XLVIII . Point Beautiful It had been told me - 26-
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... blue and unruffled , presenting a strange contrast with the raging aca beneath . The vast sea birds especially the snow - white Albatrosses , hover above the foaming billows in flocks . The light reflected from the clear blue sky & the ...
... blue and unruffled , presenting a strange contrast with the raging aca beneath . The vast sea birds especially the snow - white Albatrosses , hover above the foaming billows in flocks . The light reflected from the clear blue sky & the ...
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