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Upon me, as in sleep I sank
In cool soft turf upon the bank,
Entrancéd with that place and time,
So worthy of the golden prime
Of good Haroun Alraschid.
In cool soft turf upon the bank,
Entrancéd with that place and time,
So worthy of the golden prime
Of good Haroun Alraschid.
X.
Thence through the garden I was borne—
A realm of pleasance, many a mound,
And many a shadowchequered lawn
Full of the city's stilly sound.
And deep myrrhthickets blowing round
The stately cedar, tamarisks,
Thick rosaries of scented thorn,
Tall orient shrubs, and obelisks
Graven with emblems of the time,
In honour of the golden prime
Of good Haroun Alraschid.
Thence through the garden I was borne—
A realm of pleasance, many a mound,
And many a shadowchequered lawn
Full of the city's stilly sound.
And deep myrrhthickets blowing round
The stately cedar, tamarisks,
Thick rosaries of scented thorn,
Tall orient shrubs, and obelisks
Graven with emblems of the time,
In honour of the golden prime
Of good Haroun Alraschid.
