Lalla Rookh: An Oriental RomanceLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817 - 405 sider 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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... seen a cavalcade so superb . From the gardens in the suburbs to the Im- perial palace , it was one unbroken line of splendour . The gallant appearance of the Rajas and Mogul lords , distinguished by those insignia of the Emperor's ...
... seen a cavalcade so superb . From the gardens in the suburbs to the Im- perial palace , it was one unbroken line of splendour . The gallant appearance of the Rajas and Mogul lords , distinguished by those insignia of the Emperor's ...
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... seen a poet from behind the screens of gauze in her Father's hall , and had conceived from that specimen no very favourable ideas of the Cast , expected but little in this new exhi- bition to interest her ; she felt inclined however to ...
... seen a poet from behind the screens of gauze in her Father's hall , and had conceived from that specimen no very favourable ideas of the Cast , expected but little in this new exhi- bition to interest her ; she felt inclined however to ...
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... seen Waving embroider'd scarves , whose motion gave A perfume forth ; — like those the Houris wave When beckoning to their bowers th ' Immortal Brave . - " But these , " pursued the Chief , " are truths sublime , " That claim a holier ...
... seen Waving embroider'd scarves , whose motion gave A perfume forth ; — like those the Houris wave When beckoning to their bowers th ' Immortal Brave . - " But these , " pursued the Chief , " are truths sublime , " That claim a holier ...
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... Seen , heard , attested , every thing — but true . - " Your preaching zealots , too inspir'd to seek " One grace of meaning for the things they speak ; " Your martyrs , ready to shed out their blood , " For truths too heavenly to be ...
... Seen , heard , attested , every thing — but true . - " Your preaching zealots , too inspir'd to seek " One grace of meaning for the things they speak ; " Your martyrs , ready to shed out their blood , " For truths too heavenly to be ...
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... seen immortal Man kneel down and quake " Would that they were Heaven's lightnings for his sake ! " But turn and look then wonder , if thou wilt , " That I should hate , should take revenge , by guilt , Upon the hand , whose mischief or ...
... seen immortal Man kneel down and quake " Would that they were Heaven's lightnings for his sake ! " But turn and look then wonder , if thou wilt , " That I should hate , should take revenge , by guilt , Upon the hand , whose mischief or ...
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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 Indian 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 seem'd shade shining SHIRAZ shone sigh skies slave sleep smile soul sound sparkling spirit star stood sunk sweet sword Tahmuras tears thee thine thou throne Tibet towers Transoxiania tree turn'd twas veil warm wave Waved plates wild wings wretch young youth ZELICA