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Rh sent. The king consequently forbade Ramlinga to come into Court: on the day however, that the princess publicly read her poem-Ramlinga disguised himself as a female attendant, and concealing his face, stood close to the king's daughter —who began reading with an audible voice—the poem was really very well written, and contained moral reflections and beautiful descriptions of the scenery and dresses of females and various other subjects, among which was the description of a pregnant woman; just at this moment Ramlinga made some waggish remark and gesture, which set the whole Court in a roar of laughter, and so abashed and confounded the princess, that she could read no more, and abruptly left her father.—Krishna Deva was very vexed at this conduct of the poet and sentenced him on pain of death immediately to leave his dominions—Ramlinga accordingly went to the Court of the king of Kalinga and excited him to wage war with Krishna Roya; several battles were fought by the armies of the two sovereigns, but the latter gained the,