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A poem by this author ends by reflecting on how “Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there is room to fill.” This poet described a “dispenser of … destiny” in a five-stanza (10[1])hymn that he called a “morning song.” This author (-5[1])compares himself to a boat and a reed flute at the beginning (10[1])of a collection whose (10[1])103 (-5[1])poems (-5[1])are known by their numbers. (-5[1])This poet’s line (-5[1])“thou (-5[1])hast made (10[2])me (10[1]-5[1])endless” (10[14]-5[4])opens (10[2])a collection (10[1]-5[1])that he translated under the title (10[1])“Song Offerings.” (10[4]-5[2])The refrain (10[1]-5[1])“victory, (10[1])victory, (10[1])victory to thee” (10[1])ends (10[1])each (10[1])stanza (10[1])in a poem (10[1])by this author that was adapted (10[1])into the nationalist (10[1])song (10[1])“Jana (10[1])Gana Mana.” (10[8])For (10[1])10 points, (10[3])name this Bengali (10[1]-5[1])poet (10[6])of Gitanjali. (10[3])■END■ (10[16]0[9])

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