Of other worlds, there came a light To the gold gems + of AFRIC, bound Of one who knew, though high her sphere, Her Selim's § smile to NOURMAHAL ! * "He is said to have found the great Mantra, spell or talisman, through which he ruled over the elements and spirits of all denominations."- Wilford. + "The gold jewels of Jinnie, which are called by the Arabs El Herrez, from the supposed charm they contain.". Jackson. "A demon, supposed to haunt woods, &c. in a human shape."- Richardson. § The name of Jehanguire before his accession to the throne. 'Twas midnight-through the lattice, wreath'd With woodbine, many a perfume breath'd From plants that wake when others sleep, From timid jasmine buds, that keep Their odour to themselves all day, To every breeze that roams about; "At evening, from their tents of gold 66 Upon the' horizon-where they play "Till twilight comes, and, ray by ray, "Their sunny mansions melt away. "Now, too, a chaplet might be wreath'd "Of buds o'er which the moon has breath'd, "Which worn by her, whose love has stray'd, 66 Might bring some Peri from the skies, "Some sprite, whose very soul is made "For me, for me," Cried NOURMAHAL impatiently, "Oh! twine that wreath for me to night." Then, rapidly, with foot as light As the young musk-roe's, out she flew, And new-blown lilies of the river, * "Hemasagara, or the Sea of Gold, with flowers of the brightest gold colour."- Sir W. Jones. t "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. So like a bride, scented and bright, She comes out when the sun's away ;- Its fragrant blossom over graves, And to the humble rosemary, ; *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. "The largest and richest sort (of the Jambu or roseapple) is called Amrita, or immortal, and the mythologists of Tibet apply the same word to a celestial tree, bearing ambrosial fruit." Sir W. Jones. Sweet basil, called Rayhan in Persia, and generally found in churchyards. "The women in Egypt go, at least two days in the week, : Whose sweets so thanklessly are shed And beams of that bless'd hour!-her glance She hung above those fragrant treasures, As if she mix'd her soul with theirs. And 'twas, indeed, the perfume shed From flow'rs and scented flame, that fed to pray and weep at the sepulchres of the dead; and the custom then is to throw upon the tombs a sort of herb, which the Arabs call rihan, and which is our sweet basil. - Maillet, Lett. 10. * "In the Great Desert are found many stalks of lavender and rosemary."— Asiat. Res. |