Book, Chapter

 1   2, 5|   gentle word~To the lotus-eyéd lady softly spake her loving
 2   3, 2|    prayed:~"If my elder and his lady to the pathless forests
 3   6, 4|       And I may not leave thee, Lady, in this cottage all alone!~
 4   6, 4|    Lakshman may not leave thee, Lady, for this duty--to obey.~
 5   6, 4|      And thy censure, trust me, Lady, scathes me like a burning
 6   6, 4|         on me a needless stain!~Lady! I obey thy mandate, to
 7   6, 5|     thorn of jungle, decorate a lady's bower,~Silken robes, not
 8   6, 5| heighten Beauty's potent power!~Lady of the sylvan forest! other
 9   8, 2|         vales prolong:~"Listen, Lady, to my story;--Dasa-ratha
10   8, 3|        accents said:~"Trust me, Lady, valiant Rama soon will
11   8, 3|         I will swear, my gentle Lady, Rama's vengeance draweth