1Q%\ ■ G' r' t a g o' v in d a;.- a ry 



clad in a gay mantle. The night now veiled, all- vifrble objects ; and' the 

 damfel thus exhorted: R a 'dha', while, fne decked her with beaming orna- 

 ments. 



4 Follow, gentle Ra'dhica', follow the foe aj Madhu.v His difcourfe 

 4 - was elegantly compofed ©f tweet phrafes ; he profh-ated himfelf at- thy 

 1 feet; and he now haitens to his delightful couch by yon grove of bran- 

 4 ching Vanjulas.. Bind round thy ankle rings beaming with gems;;, and 



* advance with mincing fteps, like the pearl-fed, Mardla.. Drink with 

 4 ravifhed ears the fo ft accents of Heri ; and feait on love, while the 



* warbling. Cocilas obey the mild ordinance of the flower-darting God. 



4 Abandon delay : fee, the whole affembly of fbnder plants, pointing to _ 

 4 the bower, with fingers of young leaves agitated by the gale, make fignals 

 c for thy departure. Afk thofe two round hillocks, which receive pure 

 *■• dew-drops from the garland playing on thy neck, and the buds on whofe 

 4 top ftart aloft with the thought of thy darling; afk, and they will tell, 

 4 that thy foul is intent on the warfare of love: advance, fervid warriour, 

 % advance with alacrity, while the found of thy tinkling waift -bells mail 

 s reprefent martial muflcko Lead with thee fome favoured maid; grafp 

 ! her hand with thine, whofe fingers are long and fmooth as love's, arrows : 

 '" march; and, with thp noife of thy bracelets, proclaim thy approach to. 

 u the youth, who will own himfelf thy flave : " She will come ; me will 

 £ exult on beholding me ; me will pour accents of delight ; fhe will enfold 



4 me with eager arms ; fhe will melt with affection :' J fuch are his thoughts 



5 at this moment; and, thus thinking, he looks through the long avenue; 

 he trembles ; he rejoices ; he burns ; he moves from place to place ; he 

 faints, when. he fees thee not coming, and falls in his gloomy bower„. 

 The night now dreffes, in habiliments fit for fecrecy, the. many damfels* 



