LAYS OF IND. By Aoph Cheem. 
COMIC, SATIRICAL, AND DESCRIPTIVE 
Seventh Edition. Enlarged. Cloth, gilt. Rs. 7. 
REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS. 
"This is a remarkably bright httle book. ' Aliph Cheem,' supposed to be the 
nom de plume of an ofificer in the i8th Hussars, is, after his fashion, an Indian Bon 
Gaultier. In a few of the poems the jokes, turning on local names and customs, 
are somewhat esoteric ; but, taken throughout, the verses are characterized by high 
animal spirits, great cleverness, and most excellent fooling." — The World. 
" Aliph Cheem presents us in this volume with some highly amusing ballads and 
songs, which have already in a former edition warmed the hearts and cheered the 
lonely hours of many an Anglo-Indian, the pictures being chiefly those of Indian 
life. There is no mistaking the humour, and at times, indeed, the fun is both ' fast 
and furious.' Many portions remind us of the 'Bab Ballads.' One can readily 
imagine the merriment created round the camp fire by the recitation of ' The Two 
Thumpers,' which is irresistibly droll. . . . The edition before us is enlarged, 
and contains illustrations by the author, in addition to which it is beautifully printed 
and handsomely got up, all which recommendations are sure to make the name of 
Aliph Cheem more popular in India than ever." — Liverpool Merctiry. 
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