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নু ও F But Alaol’s poems often reach a high degree of excellence from the wealth of their Sanskritic ex- pressions. It is to be regretted that the excellence & ॥ | of their style, and the effect produced by the jingle _ of classic words and associations suggested by them, are“ not such as can be conveyed in translation. The author frequently imitates the style of the great song-masters of Bengal with a happy effect. The following passage reminds us | of some well-known lines from the Sanskrit Gita- _ Govinda by Jayadeva.

  • “ Tn the spring season the bridegroom revels in

the joyous company of his bride. They are like two moons, shedding, as it were, ambrosia in the lovely smiles on their softly curving lips. The flowers are in full bloom, and from the floral bowers the cuckoo cooes pleasantly in the company of its mate; the bees hum delightfully ; the cool Malaya breeze charged with the scents of flowers, softly touches the bridegroom heightening the charm of the sweet words of his lady-love. The acvatha tree, the prince of the forest, displays its wealth of new leaves, the ¢amala stands obliquely and the mango-creepers are rich with fresh fohage and Se ০৯২ -- a

  • বসন্তে নাগরবর নাগরী বিলাসে

বর বাল! ছুই ইন্দু, অ্রবে যেন সুধ। বিন্দু, মু্ুমন্দ অধরে ললিত মধু হাসে কুস্থয প্রফুলিত মধুবত বহ্ছ.ত, BES ARGS, FI IS ACA মলয় সমীর দুসেইরভ শীতল, বিলোলিত পতি অতি-রস-ভাসে ॥

1]. BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. 629 The un- translat- able beauty of style.