, 1874-05-16

| poems selected by OOnfuclus lFpu1 b4eas u1t
| ber existing in his time in the Chinese ltera-
| ture. MANY of these poems belong to The epoch
l122-650 3. c.; but few, no doubt, date back
| to l7G6-1l23 B. C. Together, these poems form
ono OF the tive sacred books Of the Chinese.
| The Hindoo muse is characterized oy penslye-
| ardent passion, and lovo Of perlous adventure /;
| and the Persian. By delicacy OF aensation. Ihe
| distiucu1ahinc feature Of the Hindoo literature
] is it's dramatic poetry. The most charmin 6
specimen Of this Fhich Is yet knoNn !, 70
us is tie 6akuntala, which AIger calls tho "As
You Like Itn' OF the Eastern Shakespeare. Ihe
passion of love 10 copously treated By the poets
Of Arabia. The rich vocabulary upon which her
bars may draw for terms illustrating ths sunsie
shades Of their emotions il indicated IN the fact
that 1t iucloses eighty names TOR honey, tive hun
dred tor the lion, end thousand for tho sword
4 noticeable peculiarity Of Eastarn poetry ls
the quirkB, conceits, puns, aud Alterations,
with which it abounds. - Many .ot these arc
wrought up in forms Of such exceeding dlihcults
that their elaboration must have cost inimens
pains. ~ well aa ingenuity. Thesconstruotlon
and solution of riddles IL q favoute
exercise with them. These patient authors
have composed ac-ostics whose lines foAu
the earnB forwards, backwards, upwards. anu
downwards, at each end and thfousn tn9 ;ga,s. Sne
They haye written poemo in lines OF dlferent
lengths, and so arranged as to constitute lhe
ehapes of drums CROSSES, circles, s"ofds, trecs;
The Aexandrixn rhetorlclans Afterwards auuheo
themselves il similar Misunderstanding outtub
satirea and piercing invnctves in the for1u OF an
ar or a spear. The Christian monks OF the
Middle Ages also did the sAme talnE: coapos-
inr for instance. HYMNS in the form OF tne
Cross have seen an Erotic t11plet, composed
BY Hindu poet, the first line representing tue
AIMED at the heart Of tho object Of his passion
From the several hundred specimens Of orlen-
tai poetry which Mr. Alser has brought toset
we select few examples which will serve to
show tho style and seatiment OF tho remalnacr:
sELF-1soLArruN.
It needs ro guards in front and rear to keep the
Aversion to the vulgar throng will he'd them Ill at
THE rAnr's RITUAL
wooden roEary LIZ never nestia
Who tells III love aud thought the sp1r1ts beaaa
TIE DIVINE JUDGMENT.
God asks, not - TO what sect did he Detona:"
Eut, "Did he do the right, or lore tee xsunc:
THE TEEc.pUs FUGITIVE CAUGHT.
She ahrly lifts her cues blue wtude. Mt;
Har lanart FLEA out into MY bosoms 4ss
ACTIVITY.
Brings thriving
B=t:era deg who works
THU lion who shirks.
1RuE NOBILITY.
Nho nob.y lives aud dies uobio cnus
Although the most ignobly born OF all.
How strongly the following couplets from the
Chinese recall the lovers parting IN Romeo and
Juliet":
Ehexa.A, - Ike coek cto~s. bark y"
He says, "So, still It's dirk"
She says, "Ihe dawn grows bright"
Hs.says, Q no, my Lish.!"
She pays. ..s:and up and say,
Gets not the heaven Gray7"
He saws "The morniuK-star
Climbs the hortzon's bar.o
She says, '.Then quick departs
Alas you must now start.
ssBat give the cock blow.
Who did begin our Noaf"
And again We have q striking pernl1ef between
an ode Of the Persian Bulbu1, Hahz, and one OF
the melodies Of the Swan OF Aron. The first
runs thus:
Sweet gale! my lore ts fragrant scent hns on thee
And thense it IL TINT thou this pleasing odos hast.
Beware! Steal not; what with her locks bust thou
to DO?
oross! what art thou when compared with that which
In blush upon her cheek. She ireah thou'rt rough
Sareissus to her langu:a eye, as blue Is morn's,
Thine eye il aick aud faint, Q Fine ! In thy high
What houor hast thou when compared with her shapes
Sweet basil j! lonowst thou not her lips are perfect
Whilst withered, hfee=s. seentless, thou shalt lie ut
dusk1
Q come. my Lore l md charm poor Hafz with th5
Even If hou ngesst with him but for ono short daJ
And the second chimcs in wnndrous nnison:
The forward violet thus did eidde:
sweet thief whence ddst thou steal thy sweet thit
smells,
II not from ny loyas breath.7 The purple pride,
Which on iby aoft cheek for complexion dwells,
In 1ny love- veins thou hast too grossly dyed
I},- .y condeaned for thy hand,
aud buds Jof mlrjora1n had stolen thy hair;
Tho roses {earfnlly on thorps did sc:nd..
One blushing shatue, another white despair;
1 3rf rail- prr vFf11 tn had Rtn 1pNH Hf hTfN
And to his robbery. had An1'e1ed thy brsath
But for his theft. in prids OF al his growth,
yeugeful canher eat him up to death.
71ore dowers noted, yet nune could Gee,
But sweet color it had stolen from thee.
The beautiful legend OF Jesus and tho dead
dog ia no doubt familiar TO every reaaer, IN
either prose or poe-ical version; vet 1t will 80
we'll bear repetition Ye cannot refrain from copy
ing it here:
cHARI1yB EYE: FROM MIAMI.
One evening. Jesus fingered in the market-plece,
Teaching tha people Iarables Of truth and grace,
When, III the square remote crowd WAS seen to rise,
And stop, with loathng gestures and abhorrdng oies.
The Muster and His meek disciples went to zee
What cause Tor this com1noton and dhgnst conll be-
And found poor dead dog beside the gutter kid:
Revolving right at which each faco Its hate betrayed
One held his nose, shut his eyes, turned 1uny
Ard all song e. ns;sg cloud srt to
Ais eyes are blear!" Ills are foul !" !" Ills
ribs are barrel"
"Io his torn hide there's not 3 decent shoo-sHing
left !"
"So doubt the e1ecrabIe cur WIS hung for theft! n
Then Jesus spake, and dropped on him this earing
wreath !:
'E7en Ie.rls are dark before the whtteness of hia
toe:h,"
The pelGng crowd grew ricnt and ashamed, like ono
Rebuked Ly sigh: Of wisdom higher than hia own;
And o,ls exclaiea, *s No creature accursed Gun be
But some good thing IN hlm loving eye will ssa."
'. T.. Animals,
CHAPTERS ON ANIMALS By pu1L1p GILBERT