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Coulam, and Cananoor's luxurious fields, 

 And Cranganore to various lords he yields ; 

 While thefe, and others thus the monarch grac'd, 

 A noble youth his care unmindful paft j 

 Save Calicut, a city, poor and fmall, 

 Tho* lordly now, no more remain'd to fall : 

 Griev'd to behold fuch merit thus repay 'd. 

 The fapient youth the king of kings he made j 

 And honor'd vi'ith the name. Great Samoreen, 

 The lordly titled boaft of power fupreme j 

 And now great Permal reiigns his reign. 

 The blifsful bow'rs of Paradife to gain. 

 Before the gale his gaudy navy flics. 

 And India finks for ever from his &y^^. 

 And foon to Calicut's commodious port 

 The fleets, deep edging with the wave, refort ; 

 Wide o'er the fhore extend the warlike piles. 

 And all the landfcape round luxurious fmiles* 

 And now, her flag to ev'ry gale unfurl'd. 

 She tow'rs the emprefs of the eaflern world. 

 : Such are the bleflings fapient kings beftow. 



And from thy ftream fuch gifts, O Commerce, flow. 



Gama was at firll well received at Calicut^ but the jealonfy 

 of the Arabs, prevented his friendfhip with the Zamorin from 

 being of any duration. The Partuguefe never could make 

 themfelves mafters of the place ; but at length Albuquerque, in 



