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" Within thy fair corolla's full-blown bell 

 Long since th' immortals fix'd their fond abode ; 



There day's bright source, Osiris, lov'd to dwell, 

 While by his side enamour' d Isis glow'd. 



What mystic treasures in thy form conceal'd. 

 Perpetual transport to the sage supply ; 



Where Nature, in her deep designs reveal'd, 

 Awes wondering man, and charms th' exploring eye. 



In thy prolific vase, and fertile seeds, 

 Are trac'd her grand regenerative powers j 



Life, springing warm, from loath'd putrescence breeds. 

 And lovelier germs shoot forth, and lovelier flowers." 



Among the groups of Hindoo deities in the temple at Stan- 

 more-hill, several are sculptured on the lotos, according with the 

 fictions in that mythology. All my reliques from Dhuboy were 

 packed up in chests, ready to accompany the stores and ammu- 

 nition belonging to the company, with the return of the garrison, 

 when Dhuboy was ceded to the Mahralta pundit. The 25th of 

 April was the time appointed for that ceremony, agreeably to the 

 treaty entered into between the British and Poonah governments. 

 I had received instructions to deliver up the keys of the fortress 

 on that day to the Mahratta governor, to strike the British colours, 

 and proceed to Baroche with the whole garrison. When the 

 gates were shut the preceding evening the pundit had not arrived, 

 nor did he make his appearance on the morning fixed for my 

 departure ; I therefore resolved to leave the city in charge of the 

 commanding officer of the company's troops, until the Mahratta 

 governor arrived. 



On that eventful day the principal Hindoo and Mahomedaa 



