TH ACKER, SPINK CO., CALCUTTA, 
In Crown 8vo. , Rs. 3-8. 
BASIL ORMOND, and CHRISTABEL'S LOVE. 
By the Author of "Lays of Ind." 
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 
Broad Arrow. — "Display remarkable power, coupled with melodious versifi- 
cation." 
Graphic. — "The author of 'Lays of Ind' shows in his latest book, 'Basil 
Ormond, and Christabel's Love,' that he can write something more than good 
humorous verse — a fact which was indeed foretokened by more than one piece in 
his former volume, notably by 'The Loafer.' There is, perhaps, no one amongst 
our minor singers whose rhythm is more easy and natural, whilst in the first of the 
two poems there is an amount of tragic intensity for which we were hardly pre- 
pared. " 
Times of India. — " Both stories are prettily told, and we feel assured that these 
modest poems will command a large circle of readers. ' Aliph Cheem ' is so well 
known to the Indian public through his ' Lays of Ind,' that anything from his pen 
requires but few words of recommendation from us ; but in his present poems he 
has opened a new mine, and we are mistaken if the public do not agree with us in 
thinking that he has hit upon a vein of rich metal." 
Statesman. — "We have already seen how 'Aliph Cheem' can use his pen for 
good-natured satire and racy fun, and are now presented with a couple of poems of 
a deeper vein. The plaintive strain in these prolonged ballads, for such the poems 
are, is maintained without a break from the first stanza to the last." 
Islingtofi News. — " 'Aliph Cheem,' the poet who received the commendation of 
the entire Press, both of England and India, upon his former work, has written the 
above volume, which comprises two love stories of an Idyllic yet striking character. 
. . . At the present time, when there is so much versification, which is not only 
inelegant but unintelligible, it is gratifying to have a book placed in our hands for, 
review that is clear in style, and displays a genuine poetic instinct from the first page 
to the last." 
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