he something of a forgian air aboutiny, drama; but it the language be not ungrammatiaal, il tha thongkin ko just and glowing, the plot interesting, the characters well maintained, what sate you if there be a foreign air about the thing? Do you dislike Moore's poetry because if, is full of Orientalism; Byron's poetry for its Asiatio air, Carlyle's prose for its Germanism? Besides, remember that I am writing for that portion of my countrymen who think as I think, whose minda havs been more or lesa imbusd wlth western ideas and modes of thinking; and that it is my intention to throw of the fetters forged for us by a servile admiration of everything Banskrit, Do not let me frighten you by my audacity. I have been showing the second Act, already oomplete, to several persons totally ignorant of English, and I do assure you, upon my word, that they have epoken of it in terms so high that, at times, I feel disposed to question their sincerity; and yet I have no reason to believe that those men would flatter Fotos In matters literary, old boy, I am too proud to stand before the world, in borrowed clothes. I may borrow a neck-tie, or even a waist coat, but not the whole guit, Don't let thy soul be perturbed, old cock, for I promise yon a play that will astonish the old rascais in the shape of Patidits. When you see Jotindra and the Rajas, puff away— there's u0thing like that to raise the price of an article in the market. I have no objection to allow a few alterations and so forth, but recast all my sentences-the lovil ll I would sooner burn the thing, যতীন্দ্রমোহন ঠাকুর, রাজা প্রতাপচন্দ্র সিংহ ও তাহার ভ্রাত ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র সিংহ শৰ্মিষ্ঠ নাটকের পাণ্ডুলিপি পাঠ করিয়া মুক্তকণ্ঠে রচনার ংসা করিয়াছিলেন। ৯ জানুয়ারি ১৮৫৯ তারিখে মধুসূদন গেীরদাসকে লেখেন :– ,
