So to Ladurlad now was given

New strength, and confidence in heaven,
And hope, and faith invincible.

13.

For often would Ereenia tell
Of what in elder days befell,
When other Tyrants in their might,
Usurp'd dominion o'er the earth;
And Veeshnoo took a human birth,
Deliverer of the Sons of men,
And slew the huge Ermaccasen,
And piece-meal rent, with lion force,
Errenen's accursed corse,

And humbled Baly in his pride;

And when the Giant Ravanen Had borne triumphant from his side Sita, the earth-born God's beloved bride, Then from his island-kingdom, laugh'd to scorn The insulted husband, and his power defied; How to revenge the wrong in wrath he hied, Bridging the sea before his dreadful way, And met the hundred-headed foe, And dealt him the unerring blow;

By Brama's hand the righteous lance was given,
And by that arm immortal driven,

It laid the mighty Tyrant low;
And Earth and Ocean, and high Heaven,
Rejoiced to see his overthrow.

Oh! doubt not thou, Yedillian cried,
Such fate Kehama will betide;

For there are Gods who look below, ...

Seeva, the Avenger, is not blind, Nor Veeshnoo careless for mankind.

14.

Thus was Ladurlad's soul imbued With hope and holy fortitude; And Child and Sire, with pious mind, Alike resolved, alike resign'd, Look'd onward to the evil day :

Faith was their comfort, Faith their stay; They trusted woe would pass away, And Tyranny would sink subdued, And Evil yield to Good.

15.

Lovely wert thou, O Flower of Earth!
Above all flowers of mortal birth;
But foster'd in this blissful bower,
From day to day, and hour to hour,
Lovelier grew the lovely flower.
O blessed, blessed company!
When men and heavenly spirits greet,
And they whom Death had sever'd meet,
And hold again communion sweet;...
O blessed, blessed company!

16.

The Sun, careering round the sky,
Beheld them with rejoicing eye,
And bade his willing Charioteer
Relax his speed as they drew near;

Arounin check'd the rainbow reins, The seven green coursers shook their manes, And brighter rays around them threw ; The Car of Glory in their view More radiant, more resplendent grew; And Surya, through his veil of light, Beheld the Bower, and blest the sight.

17.

The Lord of Night, as he sail'd by,
Stay'd his pearly boat on high;
And while around the blissful Bower,
He bade the softest moonlight flow,
Linger'd to see that earthly flower,
Forgetful of his Dragon foe,
Who, mindful of their ancient feud,
With open jaws of rage pursued.

18.

There all good Spirits of the air, Suras and Devetas repair; Aloft they love to hover there, And view the flower of mortal birth Here for her innocence and worth, Transplanted from the fields of earth; ... And him, who on the dreadful day When 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 beside

Stood mute in dolorous expectation;
And, rushing forward in that hour,
Saved the Swerga from his power.
Grateful for this they hover nigh,
And bless that blessed Company.

19.

One God alone, with wanton eye,
Beheld them in their Bower;

O ye, he cried, who have defied The Rajah, will ye mock my power? 'T was Camdeo riding on his lory, 'T was the immortal Youth of Love; If men below and Gods above, Subject alike, quoth he, have felt these darts, Shall ye alone, of all in story, Boast impenetrable hearts? Hover here, my gentle lory,

Gently hover, while I see

To whom hath Fate decreed the glory,
To the Glendoveer or me.

20.

Then, in the dewy evening sky, The bird of gorgeous plumery Poised his wings and hover'd nigh. It chanced at that delightful hour Kailyal sate before the Bower, On the green bank with amaranth sweet, Where Ganges warbled at her feet. Ereenia there, before the Maid, His sails of ocean blue display'd;

And sportive in her sight,

Moved slowly o'er the lake with gliding flight;
Anon, with sudden stroke and strong,
In rapid course careering, swept along ;
Now shooting downward from his heavenly height,
Plunged in the deep below,
Then rising, soar'd again,

And shook the sparkling waters off like rain,
And hovering o'er the silver surface hung.
At him young Camdeo bent the bow;
With living bees the bow was strung,
The fatal bow of sugar-cane,

And flowers which would inflame the heart
With their petals barb'd the dart.

21.

The shaft, unerringly addrest,
Unerring flew, and smote Ereenia's breast.
Ah, Wanton! cried the Glendoveer,
Go aim at idler hearts,

Thy skill is baffled here!

A deeper love I bear that Maid divine,
A love that springeth from a higher will,
A holier power than thine!

22.

A second shaft, while thus Ereenia cried,
Had Camdeo aim'd at Kailyal's side;
But, lo! the Bees which strung his bow
Broke off, and took their flight.

To that sweet Flower of earth they wing their way,
Around her raven tresses play,