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Indian Idylls, JVo. I. 
[No. 2, 
Who can resist the conquering flame’s career, 
Whirled by the Wind, his eager charioteer ? 
Check the wild elephant with maddened eye, 
Or the Sun’s glory in a cloudless sky ? 
And where the monarch that will dare to fight 
When such a son assists his father’s might ? 
In glory thus Dilipa’s days flew by ; 
Till, longing only for liis home on high, 
Mindful of duties by the Scriptures taught, 
From worldly cares he drew his every thought ; 
Resigned the white umbrella to his heir 
And all the signs of sovereign rule, to hear ; 
Then sought a tranquil dwelling, with his Queen, 
Where Hermits live beneath their leafy screen : 
For such, through ages, in their life’s decline, 
Is the good custom of the Sun-horn line. 
