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seated on a lotus flower. Perhaps it may be an emblem of 
the world issuing from the deep. 
In Moore’s Lalla Ilookh, we read of 
“ Those virgin lilies, all the night . 
Bathing their beauties in the lake, 
That they may rise more fresh and bright 
When their beloved sun’s awake.” 
Camdeo, or Cama, the Indian Cupid, has his nest “ in the 
water lily’s breast,” and floats on its leaves. 
The true lotus is the red nymphsea of Hindustan. The 
blue lotus, according to Sir William Jones, grows only in 
Cashmere and Persia. The rose-colored water lilies of Bengal 
resemble our own white ones, except that they are of larger 
size. 
We give Mr. Caldwell’s translation of the pretty lyric of 
Geibel, “Die stille Wasser rose.” 
“ The quiet water lily 
Floats on the lakelet blue; 
Its soft leaves glow and glisten, 
Its cup of snowy hue. 
The fair moon smileth on her. 
Through all the summer night, 
And on her fragrant bosom 
Pours all her golden light. 
Over the rippling water 
Glideth a snow-white swan; 
He singeth sweet and softly, 
The lily gazing on. 
He singeth sweet and softly; 
Thus will his death-song flow; 
O flower, snow-white flower, 
Dost thou its meaning know?” 
Enchantment, Vervain. See p. 50. 
