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strument of music, whose enchanting air he had heard 

 in a dream. However flimsy this foundation, and 

 incoherent the parts of its superstructure, it gives 

 scope to the display of a lively and fertile imagina- 

 tion, much delicate imagery, and pathetic expres- 

 sion of sentiment. The following passages allude, 

 unequivocally, to well-known personages in the Poo-, 

 rans : — Terlaloo baeck segala roopania malia-indah 

 separtee pandooa leema ; " surpassing good was their 

 *' whole appearance ; most admirable, like unto the 

 " -five Pandqos." Again : Lakooyiia meng-amok eetoo 

 separtee pandooa leema tatkala eea meng-amok deda^ 

 lam rayei kooraoo ; " the manner in which they 

 " fought was like that of the five Pandoos when they- 

 " rushed into the ranks of the Kooroos." These can 

 be no other than the renowned favourites of Krishna,. 

 whose brilliant actions and personal accomplish- 

 ments arc the theme of immortal song. The ma- 

 chinery of the Ramayan is interwoven with the story ; 

 and this circumstance tends to increase my regret that 

 we possess no translation, even in abstract, of that- 

 much-admired poem. The Malayan princes are,, 

 like Rama, attended in their wars by apes of extra- 

 ordinary endowments, who fight with more than 

 human prowess, and overcome the Paksasa, or 

 hobgoblins, who serve under the banners of the 

 adversary. One of the former, whose talents as an 

 ambassador are the subject of panegyric, is said to 

 resemble that diplomatic monkev who was sent by 

 Sree Rama to the King of Langkap>ooree. The, 

 mixture of qualities and actions gravely attributed- 

 to them in their double capacity cf monkies ancj 



heroes. 



