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My1 birthplace was
India's glowing shore, where the day returns in brilliance with fiery orb. Here I
was born amid the worship of the gods, and exchanged my barbaric speech for the
Latin tongue. O healer of Delphi, now dismiss thy swans; here is a voice more worthy
to dwell within thy temple.
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1 A parrot is speaking.
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