Anemones and Seas of Gold,"

And new-blown lilies of the river,
And those sweet flowerets, that unfold
Their buds on CAMADEVA's quiver;"
The tube-rose, with her silvery light,
That in the Gardens of Malay
Is called the Mistress of the Night,
So like a bride, scented and bright,

She comes out when the sun's away;
Amaranths, such as crown the maids.

That wander through ZAMARA's shades ;-
And the white moon-flower, as it shows,
On SERENDIB's high crags, to those
Who near the isle at evening sail,

Scenting her clove-trees in the gale ;

In short, all flowerets and all plants,

From the Divine Amrita tree,

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a “Hemasagara, or the Sea of Gold, with flowers of the brightest gold colour."-Sir W. Jones.

"This tree (the Nagacesara) is one of the most delightful on earth, and the delicious odour of its blossoms justly gives them a place in the quiver of Camadeva, or the God of Love.”—Id.

The Malayans style the tube-rose (Polianthes tuberosa) Sandal Malam, or the Mistress of the Night."-Pennant.

a The people of the Batta country in Sumatra, (of which Zamara is one of the ancient names,) "when not engaged in war, lead an idle, inactive life, passing the day in playing on a kind of flute, crowned with garlands of flowers, among which the globe-amaranthus, a native of the country, mostly prevails.”— Marsden.

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