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Till a city of ruin begirt the shade, Where the boy and his mother at rest were laid.

Palace and tower on that plain were left, Like fallen trees by the lightning cleft; The wild vine mantled the stately square, The Rajah's throne was the serpent's lair, And the jungle grass o'er the altar sprung— This was the work of one deep heart wrung!