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{{quote|''So twice five miles of fertile ground<br/> | |||
''With walls and towers were girdled round;''<br/> | |||
''And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,''<br/> | |||
''Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;<br/> | |||
''And here were forests ancient as the hills,''<br/> | |||
''Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.''|[[wikipedia:Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Agha Porlock Sahib]]|[https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43991/kubla-khan Lines] tortured from the Shade of one out of time and place, for the pleasure of [[Ayesha al-Osman|She]] who has commissioned the restoration of the Blessed Isle – ({{AN|1690}})}} | |||
The island of '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a quiet island with forests in the east and west. Although situated in the Bay of Chryse, separated from the [[Chryse|busy port and teaming metropolis]] by the Strait of Gamboia, the island is itself sparsely populated. Over the years the island has come to be considered something of an idyll and a retreat. Indeed it became so famous for its spas and relaxing airs that ultimately the High Commissioner, [[Ayesha al-Osman]], requisitioned the island in its entirety for her own use upon the occasion of attaining rulership over the city state in {{AN|1690}}. | The island of '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a quiet island with forests in the east and west. Although situated in the Bay of Chryse, separated from the [[Chryse|busy port and teaming metropolis]] by the Strait of Gamboia, the island is itself sparsely populated. Over the years the island has come to be considered something of an idyll and a retreat. Indeed it became so famous for its spas and relaxing airs that ultimately the High Commissioner, [[Ayesha al-Osman]], requisitioned the island in its entirety for her own use upon the occasion of attaining rulership over the city state in {{AN|1690}}. | ||
[[Category:Chryse]][[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Chryse]][[Category:Islands]] | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 24 November 2020
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round;
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.—Agha Porlock Sahib, Lines tortured from the Shade of one out of time and place, for the pleasure of She who has commissioned the restoration of the Blessed Isle – (1690 AN)
The island of Botha is a quiet island with forests in the east and west. Although situated in the Bay of Chryse, separated from the busy port and teaming metropolis by the Strait of Gamboia, the island is itself sparsely populated. Over the years the island has come to be considered something of an idyll and a retreat. Indeed it became so famous for its spas and relaxing airs that ultimately the High Commissioner, Ayesha al-Osman, requisitioned the island in its entirety for her own use upon the occasion of attaining rulership over the city state in 1690 AN.
