History of Bengali Language and Literature c10.55

c10.55

But Alaol's poems often reach a high degree of excellence from the wealth of their Sanskritic expressions. 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.