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'•' And every laughing blossom dresses 



" With gems of dew his musky tresses. 

 " I feel, I feel thy genial flame divine, 

 " And hallow thee, and kiss thy shrine. 



" God of the flowery shafts and flowery bow, 



" Delight of all above and all below ! 



" Thy lov'd companion, constant from his birth, 



" In heaven clep'd Bessent, and gay Spring on earth, 



" Weaves thy green robe and flaunting bowers, 



" And from thy clouds draws balmy showers; 



" He with fresh arrows fills thy quiver, 



" (Sweet the gift, and sweet the giver !) 

 " And bids the many-plum'd warbling throng 

 " Burst the pent blossoms with their song. 



" He bends the luscious cane, and twists the string 



" With bees how sweet ! but ah, how keen their sting ! 



" He with five flow'rets tips thy ruthless darts 



" Which through five senses pierce enraptur'd hearts : 



" Strong Champa, rich in odorous gold, 



" Warm Amer, nurs'd in heavenly mould, 



" Dry Nagkeser, in silver smiling, 



" Hot Kitticum our sense beguiling, 

 " And last, to kindle fierce the scorching flame 

 " Loveshaft, which gods bright Bela name. 



" Thy mildest influence to thy bard impart, 

 " To warm, but not consume, his heart." 



The temples of Guzerat abound with phallic representations ; 

 and with figures of most of the deities, who become the alternate 

 objects of worship : for the northern brahmins, as well as those 

 mentioned by Dr. Buchanan in Malabar, " when in sickness and 





