Round 4: Tossup 3

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 hymn that he called a “morning song.” This author compares himself to a boat and a reed flute at the beginning (10[1])of a collection whose (10[1])103 poems are known by their numbers. This poet’s line (-5[1])“thou hast made (10[1])me endless” (10[1])opens (10[1])a collection that he translated under the title “Song Offerings.” (10[2])The refrain (-5[1])“victory, victory, victory to thee” ends each stanza in a poem by this author that was adapted into the nationalist song “Jana Gana Mana.” For 10 points, name this Bengali poet (10[1])of Gitanjali. ■END■ (10[1])

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