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 VIL] | BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. — 789 the above-mentioned seat in Dharara. A young Ksetri with his lady-love had disappeared for three days, and on the fourth, they were found dead in close embrace on the ground-floor of the temple ; they had evidently thrown themselves down from the great height, after enjoying each other’s company for three days. But death does not always come to the unfortunate, though he may sincerely wish for it. * Another person ascended the great height and threw himself down, but he fell on the top of a tree. and catching hold of a branch reached the ground safe. and quietly glided into his own 61891000091, Warren Hastings stayed in the garden house adjoining this temple for a time when he was in that City for carrying on hostile operations against Chait Singh, Raja of Benares. Instead of the modern centralisation of munici- The light- pal arrangements, there was the mutual agreement eS of honest and public-spirited citizens :—T“ In the Mahajantola the lanes were so dark that neither the sun nor the moon could look within them. At night the residents here kept lights in their windows for the convenience of the passers-by.” দেবক্রমে তথা হইতে তরুপরে পড়ি ॥ তরুডাল সহ পুনঃ হইয়৷ ভূমি | অন।য়সে নিজ ঘরে হৈল প্রবিষ্ট yt” 1 মহাঙ্গন টোলী মধো রাস্তাতে সব্বথা । দিনকর হিম্কর করহীন তথ। ॥ একারণ নিশাঘোৌগে, পথিকের প্রীতে । দবীপ-শিখ।-করে সবে নিজ খিড়কিতে ॥"
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