King Trisanku

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1807 to 1882

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  By his spells and incantations,
Human hearts are tossed and drifted
Thus by aspirations lifted,
Indra and the gods offended
Up to Indra's realms elysian
  With these equal powers contending.
  Midway between earth and heaven.
  By misgivings downward driven,
In the air he hung suspended,
  Raised Trisanku, king of nations.
  Hurled him downward, and descending
Viswamitra the Magician,