OF THE INDO-CHINESE NATIONS. 1S7 



China, as if they had been arranged by art. How 

 beautiful are the lawns, which seem as if the earth 

 had of her own accord accommodated herself to the 

 request of man. How graceful wave the trees, with 

 their foliage to the view, and the golden bamboos 

 which enclose the lawns." 



The Bugis songs are very numerous. Some of 

 them are short proverbial maxims versified^ and dis- 

 play considerable force of both thought and lan- 

 guage, but I have not met with any which exhibit 

 the peculiar character of the Malayu Panfiin. They 

 however exhibit many traits of the peculiar raanneri 

 of the Bugis tribes. In the following specimens, 

 the first alludes to a very common mode of punish- 

 ing cowardice in Celebes, the second to the practice 

 of poisoning weapons, and the last is a brief dia- 

 logue between a lover, going to battle, and his mis- 

 tress, who presents him with her betel-box as a part- 

 ing token. 



Tikkungi talasei joa maliai 



Tapasilasei andragiiru maliai 



Corripe militeni segnem, castra, 



Immo ducem timidum castrato. 



Tillu ritumati balubalu rilleleang 



Ria paserakane lanru tojirru 



Tumera ritirilebu dadi aju ta Sangala. 

 There are three articles exposed to sale 



III the clash of combat the temper of the lance 



The form of the bullet and the gum of the poison tree of S^ingala. 



EjA ripaliiirung ajamu marakka silla 



Rikoii biritta poll ridlapi sia 



Baja-Tumpa rikap^ku muiiiappa rinnawating-' 



^Tilla returona salina lopalopaku 



Sapahna rikko ot<^ko tindria pauwa 



Timmfinroa parupariing tindria kampulajaugntig.. 



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