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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... twas sacred from that hour ; When thou didst study him , till every tone And gesture and dear look became thy own , - Thy voice like his , the changes of his face In thine reflected with still lovelier grace , Like echo , sending back ...
... twas sacred from that hour ; When thou didst study him , till every tone And gesture and dear look became thy own , - Thy voice like his , the changes of his face In thine reflected with still lovelier grace , Like echo , sending back ...
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... twas a lustre , strange , unreal , wild ; And when she sung to her lute's touching strain , ' Twas like the notes , half extacy , half pain , The bulbul ' utters , ere her soul depart , When , vanquish'd by some minstrel's powerful art ...
... twas a lustre , strange , unreal , wild ; And when she sung to her lute's touching strain , ' Twas like the notes , half extacy , half pain , The bulbul ' utters , ere her soul depart , When , vanquish'd by some minstrel's powerful art ...
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... , through which Frenzy but fiercer burns ; That extacy , which from the depth of sadness Glares like the maniac's moon , whose light is madness ! ' Twas from a brilliant banquet , where the sound THE VEILED PROPHET OF KHORASSAN . 25 25.
... , through which Frenzy but fiercer burns ; That extacy , which from the depth of sadness Glares like the maniac's moon , whose light is madness ! ' Twas from a brilliant banquet , where the sound THE VEILED PROPHET OF KHORASSAN . 25 25.
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... Twas from a scene , a witching trance like this , He hurried her away , yet breathing bliss , To the dim charnel - house ; -through all its steams Of damp and death , led only by those gleams Which foul Corruption lights , as with ...
... Twas from a scene , a witching trance like this , He hurried her away , yet breathing bliss , To the dim charnel - house ; -through all its steams Of damp and death , led only by those gleams Which foul Corruption lights , as with ...
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... twas from her , whom nought could dim Or sink till now , it startled even him . " Ha , my fair Priestess ! " - thus , with ready wile , Th ' impostor turn'd to greet her " thou , whose smile - " Hath inspiration in its rosy beam ...
... twas from her , whom nought could dim Or sink till now , it startled even him . " Ha , my fair Priestess ! " - thus , with ready wile , Th ' impostor turn'd to greet her " thou , whose smile - " Hath inspiration in its rosy beam ...
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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 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 thought throne Tibet Transoxiania tree turn'd twas veil warm wave Waved plates wild wings wretch young youth ZELICA