The History of Indian Literature c1.167

c1.167

from the allurements of the forest nymphs, in whom the five senses are typified."—*Times.* "No other English poet has ever thrown his genius and his art so thoroughly into the work of translating Eastern ideas as Mr. Arnold has done in his splendid paraphrases of language contained in these mighty epics."—*Daily Telegraph.* "The poem abounds with imagery of Eastern luxuriousness and sensuousness; the air seems laden with the spicy odours of the tropics, and the verse has a richness and a melody sufficient to captivate the senses of the dullest."—*Standard.* "The translator, while producing a very enjoyable poem, has adhered with tolerable fidelity to the original text."—*Overland Mail.* "We certainly wish Mr. Arnold success in his attempt 'to popularise Indian classics,' that being, as his preface tells us, the goal towards which he bends his efforts."—*Allen's Indian Mail.*