I, best of men, will grasp my bow,

And hindmost of the three will go.

What fruits soe'er her fancy take,

Or flowers half hidden in the brake,

For Janak's child forget not thou

To gather from the brake or bough.”

Thus on they fared. The tender dame

Asked Ráma, as they walked, the name

Of every shrub that blossoms bore,

Creeper, and tree unseen before: