The Book of the Ten Masters
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THE CHILD NANAK
He came like a song of Heaven, and began singing as he felt the touch of the breeze and saw the blue expanse of sky.
He was a child of smiles; and his eyes were silent and wise; he loved quiet of soul. He loved joy and thought.
Whoever saw the child, or touched him accidentally, praised God. A thrill of unknown delight came to anyone who lifted the child, or played with him. But none knew whence came to him that gladness of soul.
Everyone saw that he was the child of Heaven; he was so beautiful, so mysteriously fair in colour and form, with a radiance that was new to earth. He cast a spell that none could escape. Rai Bular, the Moslem Governor of the place of his birth, loved him both as a child and as a boy; the Brahman teacher loved him; whoever came in contact with him was irresistibly drawn to him.
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About this edition
- The words
- The author's text, copied word for word.
- Left out
- Other material that isn't the author's, in 2 places
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
- A preface, foreword or afterword, in 5 places
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages
- The reprint's errata table ('chapter Book Doc / page, line page, line'), not part of the book (2 blocks)
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers