"The beautiful is an attribute of heavenly perfection.
"Give vent to your emotions in words, in flowers, in music, and
above all in good and noble acts."
The enthusiastic admiration of the lover has modes of expression besides
the graceful presentation of flowers, and the soul-stirring breathings
of the harp.
The following, to which I have added the explanation of certain terms,
conveys as nearly as may be the meaning of some verses addressed by a
lover to the object of his admiration. Many of the expressions will
probably be thought hyperbolical. You will, however, remember that our
pulsation is more rapid than yours.
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Like Lertees[1] at sunrise, opening into life, are thine eyes;
Sparkling and darting like Zacostees[2] the most rare.
Their light overpowers as the air before a storm, when Raskutshi spreads
his wings across the temples of his people.[3]
Soft as the Kamouska[4] thine eyes penetrate and search the soul with
ingenuity exercised by Orestee[5] to find a treasure.
Sweet as the milk of the Meleeta[6] is thy breath.