304 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [July, 1913.] 
‘*Hindoo system of music has, I believe, been formed on 
‘* truer principles than our own; and all the skill of the native 
‘‘composers is directed to the great subject of their art, the 
‘‘natural expression of strong passions, to which melody ea 
‘*the European sense) indeed is often sacrificed. Why 
should the England of to-day not follow the steps of Sir William 
Jones and undertake the study of Indian music ? 
English national music would undeniably profit by this 
study, as [ explained already in my study ‘‘ The Musical Soul 
that England’s future in India depends very much on Eng- 
land’s understanding of Indian psychology. 
PRERIN ARNO a ate ce 
