Canto XI. The Sacrifice Decreed.
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Valmiki and Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
And said: “Your lustral rites begin,
For these shall prosper me.
A glorious offering I prepare
That precious fruit of sons may bear.”
Their lily faces brightened fast
Those pleasant words to hear,
As lilies, when the winter's past,
In lovelier hues appear.