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ON SIAMESE LITERATURE. 



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4. Rii-ung Pkria or Wetyasunddu is the history of a Prince of 

 this name, who, struck with a fit of devotion, turns ascetic, and performs 

 many notable deeds of charity. It is written in the style termed 

 NancrsiiUiet. 



5. Wdrawong is a history in verse of a person of that name, and of 

 a Princess Nang Kharaw!. His elder brother was Chettha Singhana 



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This person possessed an enchanted diamond, which was stolen from 

 him one day as he lay asleep in the forest by a RuA \^Rishi']. The 

 Rusi in escaping through the air with his prize soars rather too high, 

 for he enters the region of the fierce wind Lomkrot, which blows off his 

 head. The diamond falls to the ground, is afterwards picked up by the 

 Commander of a Chinese Junk, and at length reaches Wdrawong. 



6. MoHOSOT, in Bali Maha Satta, contains, under the former title, as 

 Leyden described, the wars of Maha Sot and Chorni, and is the same as 

 the Burman Maha Suilia. 



The following appears on a cursory examination of the book to be 

 the outline of the story, 



MoHosoT is prime minister to Raja Tha withe, who is opposed to 

 Raja Thau Choulani and his Minister Takiwat. The whole of the 



