ON SIAMESE LITERATURE. 



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In the last stanza an attempt is made to assimilate the sound to the sense, 

 thus rin rin — the dropping of tears — and klmg klu-ak su-ak dhi — writhing 

 and rolling on the ground. 



Tro: Imab, 



yji Amph : 



Dact: Bacc : .. 

 Troch : Iamb:.. 

 Pyr: 



mua nan \\ the wi 

 nang muang || tu-dng si 

 thd-dn thot ]| sd maal trda 

 Nang chep \\ oothdn 

 rddn rddn || khan mda 

 hen nda ]| -dnttcJum 

 nan k,hrdng || khdng dm 



2. 



yok kdn II um than 

 snog saan || ke nang 

 ndm taa || rtn rin 

 ndng chep || u than 

 lorn ndn \\ kldng thdng 

 kling Mu-dh \\ su-dk din 

 kin te II nam tad. 



' A.S the beautiful Princess lay pierced with anguish on the edge of the road, the hearts of the 

 spectators were rent by compassion. Now she endeavoured to support her tender frame with her 

 hands, while tears, as if apparently to quench the thirst produced by pain, dropped fresh from her 

 eyes, and now writhing and rolling on the ground, she excited the deepest sympathy of beholders. 



The above is an accouchement, rather a curious subject for poetry, 

 but the Siamese have no idea of any description of this nature being inde- 

 licate. 



RMp. 



Is a softly flowing strain — adapted to the following measure in the 

 Narinthom — [28 syllables.] 



In the following quotation it may be well observed, how the prolon- 

 gation of a short vowel at the end of aline supplies the place of a long one. 



1. 



ORDER 



Dact ; Spend. 

 Dact : Iamb. 

 Spond : Iamb. 

 Spond: Pyr. 

 Pyr : Amphibr : 



mua nan^ 



RdcJida 

 cheng nai |1 panyaa 

 ro t,he II ne chai 

 ting led jj set sdp 

 ra dap \\ dd-ei wai 



Iamb. Anapses: 

 Diamb : 

 Spond. Spond. 



So-un ndng || mahesl 

 kliap pha II the wl 

 mi SI II so-phd 



* In this and several other instances the Siamese overlook the final letter. This ought else 

 to have been a Dactyl— and in such words as ro-ung-moo-ung, the short vowel is passed rapidly 

 over and the stress either on the diphthong or final consonant. 



