The Secret of Death: (From the Sanskrit.)Roberts, 1885 - 262 pages |
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Angels art thou Beast beauty Bhagbati bird blood boon Brahma brave breath bright bright eyes brother brow cheek clouds cornamuse crown dark dead dear Death Devadatta didst doth dream earth EDWIN ARNOLD eyes fair fear flames gentle glad gleams gloom God's lowest gold golden green hand hath hear heart Heaven holy Hu-ri-jee KATHA UPANISHAD King kisses Lady Lahore light Lion lips live Lord love's lowest and God's Madonna Merope milky Nachikêtas Nencia Nenciozza night Northern Belle nought o'er ofttimes peace pity PLEIAD poem Prince Queen quoth Rama rose round Runjeet Dehu Sanskrit sesamum Shadow shine Siddârtha silver sing Sisters smile soft song Song of Songs soul spake spirit star sweet sword tears tender thee thine thing thou thought unto Upanishad VALLÎ waves wend wild wilt wind wise Yama
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Page 2 - THE LIGHT OF ASIA ; or, THE GREAT RENUNCIATION (Mahabhinishkramana). Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India, and Founder of Buddhism (as told in verse by an Indian Buddhist). By Edwin Arnold, MA, CSI , &c.
Page 109 - Then they gave him a khillut and gold, All for his honor and grace and truth ; Sent him back to his mountain-hold — • Muslim manners have touch of ruth; Sent him back, with dances and drum — Wah ! my Rajah Runjeet Dehu ! To Chunda Kour and his Jummoo home Wah ! wah ! Futtee ! — wah, Gooroo ! A BIHARI MILL-SONG.
Page 60 - Shall see me eat him in your palace too ! " Quiet the night passed, while the streamlets bubbled, And the clouds sailed across the vault untroubled. Next morning this is what was viewed in town : Dawn coming — people going — some adown Praying, some crying ; pallid cheeks, swift feet, And a huge Lion stalking through the street. Iv. The quaking townsmen in the cellars hid ; How make resistance ? briefly, no one did ; The soldiers left their posts, the gates stood wide...
Page 149 - Bears no badge nor sign, Save the Light which dyes it white — The Hope that makes it shine. We are they whose bugle rings, That all the wars may cease ; We are they will pay the Kings Their cruel price for Peace ; We are they whose steadfast watchword Is what Christ did teach, — " Each man for his Brother first — And Heaven, then, for each.
Page 151 - We are they who will not falter — Many swords or few — Till we make this Earth the altar Of a worship new ; We are they who will not take From palace, priest, or code, A meaner Law than " Brotherhood "— A lower Lord than God. Marching down to Armageddon — Brothers, stout and strong ! Ask not why the way we tread on Is so rough and long ! God will tell us when our spirits Grow to grasp His plan ! Let us do our part to-day — And help Him, helping Man!
Page 36 - The mind, enlightened, casts its grief away ! " ' It is not to be known by knowledge ! man Wotteth it not by wisdom ! learning vast Halts short of it ! Only by soul itself Is soul perceived — when the Soul wills it so ! There shines no light save its own light to show Itself unto itself...
Page 59 - Ve wrought to him your son ; But now I give you notice — when night's done I will make entry at your city-gate, Bringing the Prince alive ; and those that wait To see him in my jaws — your lackey-crew — Shall see me eat him in your palace too ! " Quiet the night passed, while the streamlets bubbled, And the clouds sailed across the vault untroubled.