Friday, April 16, 2010

The Plate Of Gold Comments

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One day there fell in great Benares' temple-court
A wondrous plate of gold, whereon these words were writ;
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James Henry Leigh Hunt
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PARIMI SYAMALA DEVI 29 July 2019

" Service to humanity is service to God" People showered their riches on beggars for divine gift with a view to show off their charity not even with a soft glance on the maimed poor beggar, not even spared to look kindly into their eyes. The poor peasant did not offer any thing but moved by their pitiable condition could not restrain his tears, knelt and consoled soothened that god is great, He proved to be the rightful receiver of god's guerdon.

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Vedika 13 March 2019

Nice poem but I have not understood the meanings of some words

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Shashwat 19 January 2019

Worst poem

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Shashwat 19 January 2019

Very bad poem

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Nikhil Bhadane 13 January 2019

Fantastic poem

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neha sindh 14 November 2017

thank you will i get the meaning for 'To him who loveth best, a gift from Heaven.'

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James Henry Leigh Hunt

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