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REVIEW OF THE NAISHADHA CHARITA, 



They saw the horrid monster Folly there, 



Bereft of sight, refusing kind advice. 



Embracing vanity ; determined too 



That nothing shall the union dissolve. 



His Votaries know, to-morrow they must die, 



And yet forgetful of themselves and God, 



They run to all excess in rioting, 



And sink into the mire of sensuality. 



Thus he contaminates his active train. 



And putting out the lamp of knowledge bright. 



Makes all their foolish minds as dark and black. 



As tho' with lamp-black they were foully smeared. 



He so infatuates their stupid souls, 



That tho' awake they sleep ; and tho' they see. 



Invidiam : visaque oculos avertit. At ilia 

 Surgit humo pigra : semisarumque relinquit 

 Corpora serpentum: passuque incedit inerti. 

 Utque Deam vidit formaque armisque decoram, 

 Ingemuit : vultumque ima ad suspiria duxit. 

 Pallor in ore sedet : macies in corpori toto : 

 Nusquam recta acies : livent rubigine dentes : 

 Pectora felle virent : lingua est suffusa veneno : 

 Risus abest, nisi quern visi movere dolores. 

 Nee fruitur somno, vigilaribus excita curis ; 

 Sed vidit ingratos, intabescitque videndo 

 Successus hominum; carpitque et carpitur una 

 Supplicium que suum est. 



