Poetical Sketches of the Interior of the Island of Ceylon, Part 1Swarna Hansa Foundation, 1987 - Sri Lanka |
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... silence din , is told , Nothing is still ; Darkness hath fled ; the morning hath her will ; And the wild doves and smaller songsters hail The rising sun in this delicious scene . Mountain and vale are shrowded ... silent stream you - - 10 -
... silence din , is told , Nothing is still ; Darkness hath fled ; the morning hath her will ; And the wild doves and smaller songsters hail The rising sun in this delicious scene . Mountain and vale are shrowded ... silent stream you - - 10 -
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... silent and be wise : And let your thoughts to heaven for one day tend . XXI . Glen and Waterfalls Sweet the repose of this lorie mountain glen ! The gloon distresses not , - it is not deep ; - The viewless waterfalls invite to sleep : I ...
... silent and be wise : And let your thoughts to heaven for one day tend . XXI . Glen and Waterfalls Sweet the repose of this lorie mountain glen ! The gloon distresses not , - it is not deep ; - The viewless waterfalls invite to sleep : I ...
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... silent steal Or chatter on the waves of the small flood . - **** XLIX . Rhododendrons This favoured clime produces this green tree That gems these mountain vallies . By the side Of this small river's bright meandering tide , At every ...
... silent steal Or chatter on the waves of the small flood . - **** XLIX . Rhododendrons This favoured clime produces this green tree That gems these mountain vallies . By the side Of this small river's bright meandering tide , At every ...
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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