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THE REV. W. YATES' ESSAY 



If the size of the lotus is enlarged by the admission of two stanzas into 

 its composition, the construction is more simple, as in the following example, 

 which is read right across according to the figures one, two, three, four. 

 This was given me by a pundit applying for a situation as a teacher ; and 

 the syllables beginning at one and going round to eight, form the motto 

 '^TTIT'^ iT% ^frt which in Bengali means. Forget me not. 



The following is the regular form of the stanzas and their rendering — 



Neither, O Preserver ! do 1 desire silver or gold ; 

 / do not seek the infelicity of others ; 

 JBnt, Sir, your lasting prosperity. 



You will understand, O Poet ! the sum of all my desires, 

 By reading the first and last syllables of these stanzas. 



/, having heard of your great fame 



By the hearing of the ear, have come ( to see you) ; 



J do not request of you either elephants or horses ; 



