And ask the billows wild, that rave
Against each sea-girt crag

If they have ne'er seen proudly wave
Old England's lordly flag.

Thence to the North Pole's fearful zone,
The wild bear's lonely land;
Where Death sits on his icy throne,

And strikes th' exploring hand.
E'en there, across that snow-form'd world,
Have men been seen to drag

Their frozen limbs, to raise unfurled,
The daring Briton's Flag.

Then turn thee, wand'rer, to the east,
Whose varying countries yield
Alike the famine and the feast,

The desert and the field.

And ask when on some barren waste
Where pilgrin-armies died,

Yes, ask if there has ne'er been placed
The Flag of Britain's Pride.

ED. C. M.

REMARKS ON THE AFFINITY BETWEEN JAVANESE AND SANSKRIT WORDS.

Annexed is a list of Javanese and Sanskrit words, which serves to point out the striking affinity between the two languages.

Mr. Marsden having already noticed in the Asiatic Researches, vol. iv, p 217 the traces of Hindu literature extant amongst the Jávanese, I beg leave just to add, in confirmation of what he has stated, that in the course of the recital of some of their Chireenas, or dramas by one of their Gurus, I was enabled to identify many Hindu names, and was convinced beyond all doubt that they are in possession of most of the fables and stories narrated in the Puránas, particularly in the Ránåyånd and Maha Bharata, though with some slight variations in the character of the individuals.

According to their own oral accounts, and from what is recorded in their chirsesas, it appears that the ancestors of the present Javanese were staunch adherents of the Hindu religion in all its superstitions, as their neighbours the Balese are at the present day, and their descendants, though now pro fessing & creed which denounces tremendous anathemas against all idolatrous customs and practices, have such a high opinion of their forefathers Institutions that they are proud to be called after the names of their gods and

heroes, and feel great delight in having their dramas rehearsed as well as acted on solemn occasions.

The following are the names of persons and places which occur in their dramas, and by way of elucidation I have annexed opposite to each the corresponding ones from the Purànas.

In submitting the present observations to the public, I have no other object in view than to invite their attention to the subject, and I hope that they will condescend to receive my mite of information with indulgence.