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queen. The cenotaphs are marble, pro- fusely ialsid with precious stones, and in- reribad with Fersian characters. This chamber has no light but that refiected throng the entrance, which fells direotly on tke mxrblse tembs, greatiy increasing tke aclemnity of the eficat.
Not satisfied with having xcen the T's) b¥ the light of the sua, wa resolved to view it again by night, iilumiasted by blue-lights; acd it would hava been 4 los3 to hava miss- ed this aspees of ibe wonderful building: The many hangers-cn who esll themselves ‘“ouardians,” will arranges the exhibition for a fewropees. Standing midway down the levg garden walk we witnessed the brilliant illumination from minsrets and torraces, the exquisite outline of the building thrown inte etriking relief on the dark sky, render. ing the ecene slmost fairy-like, asin an lu- stant, when the lights were extinguished the building vanished from sight.
Bishep Heber has said, ‘The Pathans de- signed like Titansand finished liks jewel- ers” @rest se sre the dimeasions of the ej if ig ag laboriously Anished ss» Ciinsse eagket carved in ivory. It cost fifteen mil- tion dollars eud wee twenty years in Dulki- jag. An old Porpian manuscrips gives a mionte description af the Tej, in exaggera- ted Eastern phraseolegy, giving the quan- lity of the diferent marbles used, the names and cost of the various precious stones, many of which were received a3 tributes from dit ferent nations under the Hmperei’s rule; sud in referting to its origin, says: “Love wus us author; Beauty is inspiration.”
Next to their Marques, the Mussalmen conquerors of India ecem to have delighted in lavishing wealih upon their tombs. Lt is said that the Tombsof the Turkaand Mo- guls form a complete and unbroken eeries of atchitectural monuments from the first year of the Moslem invasion fo the preseut hour. In no country of the world do we fiad such wordrously beautiful sepulchers, in euch @ perfect state of preservation. They were built to last for all time, and the designs show us how much we have yet to learn be- fore we can hope to rival the magnificence and exquisite beauty found in the Tomba and Palsees of the Mahemetan era.
Leaving Agra wilh regret, acd looking ofien back at the beautiful dome of the Taj, which can be seon for miles away, in five hours we reached Dethi, tre famed capital ofthe Mosiom Kings, whie'r is situated on the left bank of the Jomua, ane thousand
