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of fifty miles, I had, to avoid the heat of ihc day, generally set 

 off about five in the afternoon, and arrived al Baroche early the 

 next morning. From prudential considerations, as well as to please 

 my Dhuboy friends, I resolved to commence my journey three 

 hours sooner; and, accompanied by the Serulah Bhaul, left the 

 durbar at two, instead of five o'clock. We halted a short time in 

 a grove without the city gates, waiting for my servants and palan- 

 quin-bearers, who were to follow with my escritoire, with a lew 

 papers and valuables, under the escort of an Indian cavalry ofK- 

 cer. I left my linguist and upper servant at the durbar to come 

 with the records and larger packages when the garrison marched 

 to Baroche. 



During this halt, with a mind more oppressed by sorrow at 

 leaving the place than from any idea of danger on the journey, I 

 wrote the following lines with a pencil, which, although since re- 

 vised, contain the extempore effusions of a heart contending with 

 many mingled sensations arising from my peculiar situation. 



TDhuboy, farewell! farewell ye ancient towers, 

 Ye peaceful lakes, ye consecrated bowers ! 

 Where studious brahmins, skill'd in mystic lore, 

 Avatars, Vedas, Menu's laws explore : 

 Where pious priests attend on Vishnoo's shrine 

 And ruthless Seeva claims the rite divine ; 

 While Brahma's choral songs are heard no more; 

 Too great a god for mortals to adore. 



Too great ? ah mournful thought for human woe'! 

 Best solace lost, that mortals e'er can know ! 

 Not so the Christian's lore, my country's creed - } 

 Our God is present help in time of need : 



