Lalla Rookh: An Oriental RomanceLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817 - 405 páginas The daughter of the Mughal emperor is engaged to the young king of Bactria. She goes to meet him, but falls in love with a poet she meets on the way. As Lalla Rookh enters the palace of her bridegroom she is delighted to find that the poet of her affection was none other than the prince to whom she was engaged. |
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... Glory , the candle for which was made of the fat of a dead male- factor . This , however , was rather a western than an eastern superstition .. " Who , bolder ev'n than NEMROD , think to D 2 THE VEILED PROPHET OF KHORASSAN . 35 "I'll ...
... Glory , the candle for which was made of the fat of a dead male- factor . This , however , was rather a western than an eastern superstition .. " Who , bolder ev'n than NEMROD , think to D 2 THE VEILED PROPHET OF KHORASSAN . 35 "I'll ...
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... glory gone ? " Come , come - this morn's fatigue hath made them 66 pale , 66 They want rekindling - suns themselves would fail , " Did not their comets bring , as I to thee , " From Light's own fount supplies of brilliancy ! ― " Thou ...
... glory gone ? " Come , come - this morn's fatigue hath made them 66 pale , 66 They want rekindling - suns themselves would fail , " Did not their comets bring , as I to thee , " From Light's own fount supplies of brilliancy ! ― " Thou ...
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... glory to light up thy cheek " With warm approval — in that gentle look , " To read my praise , as in an angel's book , " And think all toils rewarded , when from thee " I gain a smile , worth immortality ! " How shall I bear the moment ...
... glory to light up thy cheek " With warm approval — in that gentle look , " To read my praise , as in an angel's book , " And think all toils rewarded , when from thee " I gain a smile , worth immortality ! " How shall I bear the moment ...
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... glory , such as breaks in dreams ; And every sword , true as o'er billows dim The needle tracks the load - star , following him ! Right tow'rds MOKANNA now he cleaves his path , Impatient cleaves , as though the bolt of wrath He bears ...
... glory , such as breaks in dreams ; And every sword , true as o'er billows dim The needle tracks the load - star , following him ! Right tow'rds MOKANNA now he cleaves his path , Impatient cleaves , as though the bolt of wrath He bears ...
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... glory's light may play , in vain it plays ! Yes , wretched AZIM ! thine is such a grief , Beyond all hope , all terror , all relief ; A dark , cold calm , which nothing now can break , Or warm or brighten , like that Syrian Lake ...
... glory's light may play , in vain it plays ! Yes , wretched AZIM ! thine is such a grief , Beyond all hope , all terror , all relief ; A dark , cold calm , which nothing now can break , Or warm or brighten , like that Syrian Lake ...
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angels Arab AZIM beautiful beneath bird blest bliss blood bowers breath breath'd bright brow burning Caliph called Cashmere charm cheek D'Herbelot dark dead dear death deep Delhi dread dream e'er earth ev'n eyes FADLADEEN falchion FERAMORZ Ferdosi Ferishta fire flame flowers gardens GAZNA Ghebers gleam glory gold golden Greek fire HAFED Haram hath heart heaven holy hour hung hyæna India IRAN's Khorassan King Koran Lake LALLA ROOKH light lips look look'd lov'd lover lute maid MOKANNA moonlight Moslem mountain Naptha never night NOURMAHAL o'er PERI Persian Princess pure round Scott Waring seem'd shade sherbets shining SHIRAZ shone sigh skies slave sleep smile soul sound sparkling spirit star stood sunk sweet sword tears thee thine thou throne Tibet Transoxiania tree turn'd twas veil warm wave Waved plates wild wings wretch young youth ZELICA
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