Download or read book The Pagan's Poems (Classic Reprint) written by W. H. Johnston and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pagan's Poems VIII When with his royal mates in chase, If winning, he would see Keen disappointment on a face, He'd let them reach the tree. Or, if he joined the hunter's band In chase thro' woods unpathed His steed'd weary, he'd pause and Let the deer pass unscathed. IX AS Prince Gautama grew in years Compassion did increase Yet he knew naught of sorrow's tears, Thus far his life was peace. But in a smiling garden by, He walked in solemn mood, And by the sadness of his eye Spake him the honored Buddh. Once, as he strolled among the flowers, Plucking the fair and sweet, A swan dropped thro' the locust bowers Stunned - bleeding at his feet. He saw the crimson stain the white, The arrow in its breast, He seized the bird, soothed its sad fright Withdrew the pointed pest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.