Born in 1809, Kasiprasad Ghose graduated from Hindu College, Calcutta, in 1828, and went on to edit a weekly newspaper, The Hindu Intelligence. His only volume of poems, The Shair and Other Poems, came out in 1839. He died in 1873. Ghose, Kasiprasad. The Shair and Other Poems. Durrumtollah (Calcutta): Scott, 1839. Iyengar, K. R. Srinivasa. Indian Writing in English. 2nd edn. Bombay: Asia, 1973. Biographical information Given name: Kasiprasad Family name: Ghose Birth date: 1809 Death date: 1873 Nationality: Bengali Languages English Bengali Education: Hindu College, Calcutta to 1828 Occupation: Journalist Residence: Calcutta to 1873
god of mercy, god of grace (psalm 67)
God of mercy, God of grace,
Show the brightness of Thy face:
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to a dead crow
Gay minstrel of the Indian clime!
How oft at morning's rosy prime
When thou didst sing in ...[read poem]
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praise, my soul, the king of heaven (psalm 103)
Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven;
To His feet Thy tribute bring!
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To His feet Thy tribute bring!
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no coward soul is mine
No coward soul is mine,
No trembler in the worlds storm-troubled sphere:
I see Heavens glo...[read poem]
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I see Heavens glo...
the night wind
In summer's mellow midnight
A cloudless moon shone through
Our open parlour window
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A cloudless moon shone through
Our open parlour window
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declining days
Why do I sigh to find
Life's evening shadows gathering round my way?
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Life's evening shadows gathering round my way?
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