কৃষ্ণকুমারী নাটক । 8b” ዓ story does not admit much in the martial line. Homer is nothing but battles. I have, like Milton, only one. That is in Book VII. and I hope I have succeeded, at least, to a respectable extent. I expect the second part to be out in about a month. Talking about Blank-Verse, you must allow me to give you a jolly little anecdote. Some days ago I had occasion to go to the Chinabazar. I saw a man seated in a shop and deeply poring over Meghanad I stepped in and asked him what he was reading. He said in very good English ;- 'I am reading a new poem, Sir ' ' A poem ' I said "I thought there was no poetry in your language.” He replied-'why, sir, here is poetry that would make any nation proud." I said "well, read and let mc know.' My literary shop-keeper looked hard at me and said “sir, I am I replied, afraid you wouldn't understand this author." “Let me try my chance.' He read out of Book II. that part wherein Kam returns to Rati, standing at the ivory gate of the palace of Shiva, and Rati says to him,
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আশু আসি তার পাশে, হে রতিরঞ্জন ।” How beautifully the young fellow read. I thought of the men who pretend to be scholars and Pandits. I took the Poem from him and read out a few passages to the infinite astonishment of my new friend. How eagerly he asked me where I lived f I gave him an evasive reply, or I hate to be bothered with visitors. I
