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of battle^ they darted their lightnings dissipating darkness in every quar- 

 ter and, irembliiig as it were by the reverberating sound of leather-hound 

 eymbols, the black and ivatery clouds thundered aloud. 



Though at first taking the appearance of an army prepared for horrid 

 hattley at lengthy as the liberal minded bestow their gifts, diffusing cold' 

 ness over the mountains and the whole expanse of the earth, the extended 

 elouds poured down abundant rain. 



ON THE STREAMS. 



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 From Padigam. 



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Like those, who, for the benefit of others, teach the learning they have 

 acquired, the mountains abounding in gold, whose summits are embraced 

 by the clouds, cast forth all the water they had imbibed and the nectarean 

 stream, murmuring incessantly, rolled on its swelling waves. 



The streams passed boldly all the rocks that opposed their passage 

 and, leaving the far-extended tract of cultivated land, bright with ex- 

 haustless wealth, without stay fiowed towards the azure ocean; as the 

 wise, who, renouncing all, aspire alone to obtain heaven. 



The following two streams of the rivers are said to have been crossed 

 by the holy family on their journey from Bethlehem to Jerusalem; and 

 from Jerusalem to Egypt. 



They (the holy family) tnet with a stream ivhich descends from the 

 mountains as speedily as the anger of the holy men is appeased — or, with 

 velocity similar to that with which the wealth of those, who, having for- 

 taken that which is right, abandon themselves to unlauful desires, is dis- 

 sipated ; — or, to that ivith ivhich unlawfully-acquired gains art consum* 



