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POEMS.
Their cooling waters on the ear
And brow and lip.
And brow and lip.
The orchard of the spreading palms
Opens to view,
Magnificently beneath the sky
Of Syrian blue!
Opens to view,
Magnificently beneath the sky
Of Syrian blue!
The docile camels stoop to drink,
With bended head,
In the pellucid lake that winds
By grassy bed.
With bended head,
In the pellucid lake that winds
By grassy bed.
Here soars the palm with lofty crest
And brave and bold,
So broad of branch, so wide of girth,
And years untold.
And brave and bold,
So broad of branch, so wide of girth,
And years untold.
Each branch is perfected with fronds
Plumy and soft:
Wax-like and brilliant high they stand
And wave aloft!
Plumy and soft:
Wax-like and brilliant high they stand
And wave aloft!
Heavy with luscious dates, they drop
Their manna sweet,
Throwing both food and shelter round
The traveller's feet.
Their manna sweet,
Throwing both food and shelter round
The traveller's feet.
What magic lingers in a palm!
The Eastern world
Unfolds before one's gaze, as flags
With awe unfurled!
The Eastern world
Unfolds before one's gaze, as flags
With awe unfurled!
