Lalla Rookh: An Oriental RomanceLongmans, Green, 1880 - 336 pages |
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... lovers , then in their childhood ; the Peri having wafted her daughter to this holy retreat , in a bright , enchanted boat , whose first appearance is thus described : - * November 9 , 1816 . * * * For , down the silvery tide afar X ...
... lovers , then in their childhood ; the Peri having wafted her daughter to this holy retreat , in a bright , enchanted boat , whose first appearance is thus described : - * November 9 , 1816 . * * * For , down the silvery tide afar X ...
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... Lover He heeds them not - one smile of hers Is worth a world of worshippers Fill'd with the cool , inspiring smell , The Enchantress now begins her spell 253 257 No sooner was the flowery crown Plac'd on her head , than sleep came down ...
... Lover He heeds them not - one smile of hers Is worth a world of worshippers Fill'd with the cool , inspiring smell , The Enchantress now begins her spell 253 257 No sooner was the flowery crown Plac'd on her head , than sleep came down ...
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... lover's form , " So much the happier wilt thou find thy doom , " As one warm lover , full of life and bloom , " Excels ten thousand cold ones in the tomb . 66 Nay , nay , no frowning , sweet ! -those eyes were made " For love , not ...
... lover's form , " So much the happier wilt thou find thy doom , " As one warm lover , full of life and bloom , " Excels ten thousand cold ones in the tomb . 66 Nay , nay , no frowning , sweet ! -those eyes were made " For love , not ...
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... lover , to give a thought to anything else , except , perhaps , him who related it , hur- ried on through this scene of splendour to her pavilion , - greatly to the mortification of the poor artists of Yamtcheou , --and was followed ...
... lover , to give a thought to anything else , except , perhaps , him who related it , hur- ried on through this scene of splendour to her pavilion , - greatly to the mortification of the poor artists of Yamtcheou , --and was followed ...
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... lover Could in that wreck of beauty's shrine discover The once ador'd divinity - even he Stood for some moments mute , and doubtingly Put back the ringlets from her brow , and gaz'd Upon those lids , where once such lustre blaz'd , Ere ...
... lover Could in that wreck of beauty's shrine discover The once ador'd divinity - even he Stood for some moments mute , and doubtingly Put back the ringlets from her brow , and gaz'd Upon those lids , where once such lustre blaz'd , Ere ...
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angel Arab AZIM beautiful beneath bird blest bliss blood blue damsel bowers breath bright brow Bucharia burning Caliph called Cashmere charm dark dead dear death deep Delhi delightful dread dream e'en e'er earth eyes FADLADEEN falchion FERAMORZ Ferdosi fire flame flowers gardens GAZNA Ghebers glory gold Greek fire groves HAFED Haram hath heart Heaven holy hour hung hyæna India IRAN'S Khorassan King Koran la Péri Lake LALLA ROOKH light lips live look look'd lov'd lover lute maid minaret MOKANNA moonlight Moslem mountain naphtha never night Note NOURMAHAL o'er pass'd PERI Persian poet Princess pure roses round seem'd shining Shiraz shone sigh skies slave sleep smile soul sound sparkling spirit star stood sunk sweet sword Tahmuras tears thee thine thou throne Tibet tree turn'd Twas veil warm wave wild Wild warriors wings wretch young youth ZELICA Zoroaster