Orient Harping: A Desultory Poem ...Baptist Mission Press, 1822 - 203 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
abode aught beam beauteous Benares Bengalee blast blessed blest blood Brahmun breath bright burning burst calm clouds crowd dark dead death deep deep Foundations descent of Ganga divine dread dust dwell dying E'er earth eternal fear fire flame forests Ganga gloom glory glow gods gooroo Gunga hand hath head heard heart heaven heavenly hell Hindoo holy hope hung immortal Jagannath light limbs live look Lord loud lov'd midst mighty mind mortal mortal vision ne'er neath night o'er once Orient Harping pale pang Patala pious poita rest rise river roar ruin Sabbath Sagara scene shaster skies smile solemn song sorrow soul spirit stream stretch'd Styx Sunderbunds sweet tears thee thine thou art thought thousand sons trees trembling Twas Ungshuman vex'd Vishnu voice wake Ward's View wearied weep wild wind wrath wrought Yama
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Página 188 - another distressing scene this morning at the Place of " Skulls; — a poor woman lying dead, or nearly dead, and " her two children by her, looking at the dogs and vultures " which were near. The people passed by without notic" ing the children. I asked them where was their home. *' They said, ' they had no home but where their mother
Página 190 - He who thinks upon Ganga, though he be 800 miles distant from the river at the time, is delivered from all sin, and is entitled to heaven.
Página 186 - Tf a person should die in his house, and not by the river side, it is considered as a great misfortune, as he thereby loses the help of the goddess in his dying moments. If a person choose to die at home, his memory becomes infamous.
Página 184 - However shocking it may be, it is generally reported amongst the natives, that human sacrifices are to this day offered in some places in Bengal. At a village called Ksheeru, near the town of Burdwan, it is positively affirmed, that human sacrifices are still offered to the goddess Yoogadya, a form of Doorga ; at Kireetfikona, near Moorshtidubad, to Kalee ; and at many other places.
Página 187 - The walls and gates are covered with indecent emblems, in massive and durable sculpture. I have also visited the sand plains by the sea, in some places whitened with the bones of the pilgrims; and another place a h'ttle way out of the town, called by the English, the Golgotha, where the dead bodies are usually cast forth; and where dogs and vultures are ever seen...
Página 183 - John xii. 44 — 50. in the afternoon from Acts ii. 36 — 39. The word of God at this time seemed to fall with weight and influence upon them. There were but few present, but most that were, were in tears, and sundry cried out under distressing concern for their souls.
Página 191 - Voikoont'hu, is entirely of gold, and is eighty thousand miles in circumference. All its edifices are composed of jewels. The pillars of this heaven, and all the ornaments of the buildings are of precious stones. The crystal waters of the Ganges fall from the higher heavens on the head of...
Página 185 - Golgotha, the number of skulls and dead bodies are so great. In no part of India, perhaps, are the horrors of this superstition so deeply felt as on this spot : its victims are almost countless. Every third year they make a new image, when a...
Página 187 - The idol called Juggernaut, has been considered as the Moloch of the present age ; and he is justly so named, for the sacrifices...