“The rose of Kashmire, for its brilliancy and delicacy of odour, has long been proverbial in the East.”—_Forster._ Footnote 312: p. 286.—_Round the waist of some fair Indian dancer is ringing._ “Tied round her waist the zone of bells, that sounded with ravishing melody.”—_Song of Jayadeva._ Footnote 313: p. 286.—_The young aspen-trees._ “The little isles in the Lake of Cachemire are set with arbours and large-leaved aspen-trees, slender and tall.”—_Bernier._ Footnote 314: p. 287.—_Shines in through the mountainous portal that opes._ “The Tuckt Suliman, the name bestowed by the Mahometans on this hill, forms one side of a grand portal to the Lake.”—_Forster._ Footnote 315: p. 287.—_The Valley holds its Feast of Roses._ “The Feast of Roses continues the whole time of their remaining in bloom.”—See _Pietro de la Valle_. Footnote 316: p. 287.—_The Flow’ret of a hundred leaves._ “Gud sad berk, the Rose of a hundred leaves. I believe a particular species.”—_Ouseley._ Footnote 317: p. 287.—_Behind the palms of_ BARAMOULE.—_Bernier._ Footnote 318: p. 288.—_On_ BELA’S _hills is less alive._ A place mentioned in the Toozek Jehangeery, or Memoirs of Jehanguire, where there is an account of the beds of saffron-flowers about Cashmere. Footnote 319: p. 289.—_Sung from his lighted gallery._ “It is the custom among the women to employ the Maazeen to chaunt from the gallery of the nearest minaret, which on that occasion is illuminated, and the women assembled at the house respond at intervals with a ziraleet or joyous chorus.”—_Russel._ Footnote 320: p. 289.—_From gardens, where the silken swing._ “The swing is a favourite pastime in the East, as promoting a circulation of air, extremely refreshing in those sultry climates.”—_Richardson._ “The swings are adorned with festoons. This pastime is accompanied with the music of voices and of instruments, hired by the masters of the swings.”—_Thevenot._ Footnote 321: p. 289.—_Among the tents that line the way._ “At the keeping of the Feast of Roses we beheld an infinite number of tents pitched, with such a crowd of men, women, boys, and girls, with music, dances,” &c. &c.—_Herbert._ Footnote 322: p. 290.—_An answer in song to the kiss of each wave._ “An old commentator of the Chou-King says, the ancients having remarked that a current of water made some of the stones near its banks send forth a sound, they detached some of them, and being charmed with the delightful sound they emitted, constructed King or musical instruments of them.”—_Grosier._ This miraculous quality has been attributed also to the shore of Attica. “Hujus littus, ait Capella, concentum musicum illisis terræ undis reddere, quod propter tantam eruditionis vim puto dictum.”—_Ludov. Vives in Augustin. de Civitat. Dei_, lib. xviii. c. 8. Footnote 323: p. 290.—_So felt the magnificent Son of Acbar._