Heap Cassia, sandal-buds and stripes
Of labdanum, and aloe-balls,
Smeared with dull nard an Indian wipes
From out her hair: such balsam falls
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2x 8 lines of beautifully rhymed end words, as it always was in those days, in this famous poet's era. Really intriguing and fascinating themes. Deserves 5 Stars to the fullest
A magnificent poem adorned with compelling imagery and great rhyme.