King Trisanku

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1807 to 1882

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