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Beheld the Bower, and blest the sight.The Lord of Night, as he sail’d by,Stay’d his pearly boat on high;And, while around the blissful BowerHe bade the softest moonlight flow,Lingered to see that earthly flower,Forgetful of his dragon foe,Who, mindful of their ancient feud,With open jaws of rage pursued.There all good Spirits of the air,Suras and Devetas repair,Aloft they love to hover thereAnd view the flower of mortal birth,Here, for her innocence and worth,Transplanted from the fields of earth; . . .And him who, on the dreadful dayWhen Heaven was fill’d with consternation,And Indra trembled with dismay,And, for the sounds of joy and mirth,Woe was heard and lamentation,Defied the Rajah in his pride,Though all in Heaven and Earth besideStood mute in dolorous expectation;
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