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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... lips that doom'd so dear a death ! In hatred to the Caliph's hue of night , * Their vesture , helms and all , is snowy white ; 3 Moses . 4 Black was the colour adopted by the Caliphs of the House of Abbas , in their garments , turbans ...
... lips that doom'd so dear a death ! In hatred to the Caliph's hue of night , * Their vesture , helms and all , is snowy white ; 3 Moses . 4 Black was the colour adopted by the Caliphs of the House of Abbas , in their garments , turbans ...
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... lips and eyes They wear on earth will serve in Paradise ) There to recline among Heav'n's native maids , And crown the ' Elect with bliss that never fades ! - Well hath the Prophet - Chief his bidding done ; And every beauteous race ...
... lips and eyes They wear on earth will serve in Paradise ) There to recline among Heav'n's native maids , And crown the ' Elect with bliss that never fades ! - Well hath the Prophet - Chief his bidding done ; And every beauteous race ...
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... lips of Truth one mighty breath " Shall , like a whirlwind , scatter in its breeze " That whole dark pile of human mockeries ; — " Then shall the reign of Mind commence on earth , " And starting fresh , as from a second birth , " Man ...
... lips of Truth one mighty breath " Shall , like a whirlwind , scatter in its breeze " That whole dark pile of human mockeries ; — " Then shall the reign of Mind commence on earth , " And starting fresh , as from a second birth , " Man ...
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... lips , when first She saw that youth , too well , too dearly known , Silently kneeling at the Prophet's throne . Ah ZELICA ! there was a time , when bliss Shone o'er thy heart from every look of his ; When but to see him , hear him ...
... lips , when first She saw that youth , too well , too dearly known , Silently kneeling at the Prophet's throne . Ah ZELICA ! there was a time , when bliss Shone o'er thy heart from every look of his ; When but to see him , hear him ...
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... lips and eyes , Which the Veil'd Prophet destin'd for the skies ! - 2 The nightingale . And such quick welcome as a spark receives Dropp'd on c 4 THE VEILED PROPHET OF KHORASSAN . 23 And though, ere long, her sanguine spirit rose ...
... lips and eyes , Which the Veil'd Prophet destin'd for the skies ! - 2 The nightingale . And such quick welcome as a spark receives Dropp'd on c 4 THE VEILED PROPHET OF KHORASSAN . 23 And though, ere long, her sanguine spirit rose ...
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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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