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quently given under different headings. Tims Mr. Taylor 

 sometimes comprises the law-books under "Dharmacas- 

 tra," XI, p. 12, sometimes under "Law," XXI, 392 and 

 sometimes under "Smriti," I, p. 184 Nay, he even gives 

 the works on Rhetoric written in Grantha characters 

 and belonging therefore to the same subdivision under 

 two different headings — " Art of poetry" and " Rhetorical," 

 I, pp. 72 and 165. Thirdly, several headings are so badly 

 chosen, that it would have required greater care and 

 attention than Mr. Taylor seems to be able to bestow on 

 his work, to prevent confusion. Besides the heading " Ve- 

 dantic" we find also " Advaita" and " Tatva Metaphysics," 

 besides three general headings — (^aiva an( ^ Vaishnava, and 

 Cakti, we find Sectarial-Polemical. Now " Advaita" is 

 one branch of Vedanta, and Tatva Metaphysics, a monster 

 invented by the Rev. gentleman, and the Qaiva, Vaishnava, 

 Vira-caiva, and (Jakta systems are just as well " Sectarial,'' 

 and nearly' all their works are " Polemical." It was therefore 

 wrong to make these divisions at all, and the result has been 

 that works of the same class are scattered under three or 

 four headings. In a similar manner Mr. Taylor gives 

 frequently a heading " Romance Historical" and comprising 

 the Kavyas ; another " Tales," I, p. 195, II, 298, twice con- 

 taining exactly the same description of works and several 

 times the same books, which were before arranged under 

 " Romance Historical." 



Sometimes also Mr. Taylor contracts two or three headings 

 under one. Thus we find " Veda, Vedanta and Upanishads" 

 now under one heading, now separated : I, p. 66, Vedan- 

 tic and p. 67 Vedas or Upanishadasf sic ) ; p. 196 Upanishadas, 

 p. 198 Vedantic, p. 205 Vedas or comment on them : p. 306 

 Vedantic, p. 308 Vedas or Upanishadas : II, p. 311 Veda and 

 Vedanta, p. 350, Vedas and Upanishadas. 



Another frequent inaccuracy is that copies of the same 

 work are entered under two different titles. For instance 



