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John Leyden Quotes

1775–1811 Scotland

John Caspar Leyden (8 September 1775 – 28 August 1811) was a Scottish Indologist.

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In Vishnu’s lotus-foot alone
Confide! His power shall ne’er decay,
When tumbles every earthly throne,
And mortal glory fades away.

Alas! that Scottish maid should sing
The combat where her lover fell!
That Scottish Bard should wake the string,
The triumph of our foes to tell!

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Leyden (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.