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The Poetical Remains of the late Dr. John Leyden

with Memoirs of his Life, by the Rev. James Morton
Leyden, John (1775-1811)

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SONG OF A TELINGA DANCING GIRL.

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Addressed to an European Gentleman, in the Company of some European Ladies, in 1803.

Dear youth, whose features bland declare
A milder clime than India's air,
These ardent glances hither turn!
For thee, for thee alone, I burn.
Ah! if these kindling eyes could see
No dearer beauty here than me,
I vow by this impassion'd sigh,
For thee, for thee, would Rad'ha die!
Ah me! where'er I turn my view,
Bright rivals rise of fairer hue,
Whose charms a milder sun declare.—
Ah! Rad'ha yields to sad despair.
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