- Planted; and which, impervious to the sun,
- His latter days beheld.—One noon he sat
- Beneath its breezy shade, what time the sun
- His sultry vengeance from the Lion1 pour’d;
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And calmly thus his eldest hope addrest. [630]
- “BE pious, be industrious, be humane;
- “From proud oppression guard the labouring hind.
- “Whate’er their creed, God is the Sire of man,
- “His image they; then dare not thou, my son,
- “To bar the gates of mercy on mankind. [635]
- “Your foes forgive, for merit must make foes;
- “And in each virtue far surpass your sire.
- “Your means are ample, Heaven a heart bestow!
- “So health and peace shall be your portion here;
- “And yon bright sky, to which my soul aspires, [640]
- “Shall bless you with eternity of joy.”
ish, as does the pulp, which is contained in pods four or five inches long. They bear once a year. An excellent vinegar may be made from the fruit; but the Creoles chiefly preserve it with sugar, as the Spaniards with salt. A pleasant syrup may be made from it. The name is, in Arabic, Tamara. The Antients were not acquainted therewith; for the Arabians first introduced tamarinds into physic; it is a native of the East as well as of the West-Indies and South-America, where different provinces call it by different names. Its cathartic2 qualities are well known. It is good in sea-sickness. The botanical name is Tamarindus.