Religion
Psalms of the Brethren LXXVII: Hattharoha-Putta
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Religion
Once roamed this heart a-field, a wanderer
Wherever will, or whim, or pleasure led.
To-day that heart I’ll hold in thorough check,
As trainer’s hook the savage elephant.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren LXXVII: Hattharoha-Putta.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/76/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren LXXVII: Hattharoha-Putta.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/76/.
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