8. Now! now! . . . Before the Golden Palaces, The Bramin strikes the inevitable hour. The fatal blow is given, That over Earth and Heaven Confirms the Almighty Rajah in his power. All evil Spirits then, That roam the World about, Or wander through the sky, {130} Set up a joyful shout. The Asuras and the Giants join the cry, The damn'd in Padalon acclaim Their hop'd Deliverer's name; Heaven trembles with the thunder-drowning sound; Back starts affrighted Ocean from the shore, And the adamantine vaults, and brazen floor Of Hell, are shaken with the roar. Up rose the Rajah through the conquer'd sky, To seize the Swerga for his proud abode; Myriads of evil Genii round him fly, As royally, on wings of winds, he rode, And scal'd high Heaven, triumphant like a God. NOTES. {133} _Calmly she took her seat_.--I. p. 8. SHE, says Bernier, whom I saw burn herself, when I parted from _Surat_ to travel into _Persia_, in the presence of Monsieur _Chardin_ of _Paris_, and of many _English_ and _Dutch_, was of a middle age, and not unhandsome. To represent unto you the undaunted cheerfulness that appeared in her countenance, the resolution with which she marched, washed herself, spoke to the people; the confidence with which she looked upon us, viewed her little cabin, made up of very dry millet-straw and small wood, went into this cabin, and sat down upon the pile, and took her husband's head into her lap, and a torch into her own hand, and kindled the cabin, whilst I know not how many _Brahmans_ were busy in kindling the fire round about: To represent to you, I say, all this as it ought, is {134} not possible for me; I can at present scarce believe it myself, though it be but a few days since I saw it. _They strip her ornaments away._--I. p. 8. She went out again to the river, and taking up some water in her hands, muttered some prayers, and offered it to the sun. All her ornaments were then taken from her; and her armlets were broken, and chaplets of white flowers were put upon her neck and hands. Her hair was tucked up with five combs; and her forehead was marked with clay in the same manner as that of her husband--STAVORINUS. _Around her neck they leave_ _The marriage-knot alone._--I. p. 8.