effusion, relating to things of far diviner nature than the transmigrations of the soul into the bodies of animals, in the lips of his heroine. I have followed his example by varying the parting address of Mitala from that of her sister victim, but can make no pretensions to the eloquence and harmony of Mr. Derozio's verse.
"The Persian Satrap and the Tartar Khan
The temples of your Gods shall overthrow."
This prediction relates to the outrages perpetrated by Aurengzebe, mentioned in a foregoing note.
NIGHT ON THE GANGES.
The splendid beauty of the nights in India makes amends for the shortness of the witching hour of twilight. Every feature in the landscape, (and every prospect which the Ganges presents is more or less lovely) is distinctly visible when illuminated by the innumerable stars which come shining forth in a tropic sky.
THE LAND STORM.
The Poem thus entitled is an attempt to describe a storm which took place at the breaking up of the hot
