“Delightful are the flowers of the Amra trees on the mountain-tops, while the murmuring bees pursue their voluptuous toil.”—_Song of Jayadeva._ Footnote 374: p. 314.—_And precious their tears as that rain from the sky._ “The Nisan or drops of spring rain, which they believe to produce pearls if they fall into shells.”—_Richardson._ Footnote 375: p. 314.—_Who for wine of this earth left the fountains above._ For an account of the share which wine had in the fall of the angels, see _Mariti_. Footnote 376: p. 314.—_Of_ ISRAFIL, _the Angel, there._ The Angel of Music. See note 293. Footnote 377: p. 318.—_When first ’tis by the lapwing found._ The Hudhud, or Lapwing, is supposed to have the power of discovering water under ground. Footnote 378: p. 321.—_Of her dream._—See p. 215. Footnote 379: p. 322.—_Like that painted porcelain._ “The Chinese had formerly the art of painting on the sides of porcelain vessels fish and other animals, which were only perceptible when the vessel was full of some liquor. They call this species Kia-tsin, that is, _azure is put in press_, on account of the manner in which the azure is laid on.”—“They are every now and then trying to recover the art of this magical painting, but to no purpose.”—_Dunn._ Footnote 380: p. 323.—_House of Azor._—An eminent carver of idols, said in the Koran to be father to Abraham. “I have such a lovely idol as is not to be met with in the house of Azor.”—_Hafiz._ Footnote 381: p. 323.—_The Unequalled._—Kachmire be Nazeer.—_Forster._ Footnote 382: p. 324.—_Miraculous fountains._—“The pardonable superstition of the sequestered inhabitants has multiplied the places of worship of Mahadeo, of Beschan, and of Brama. All Cashmere is holy land, and miraculous fountains abound.”—_Major Rennel_’s Memoirs of a Map of Hindostan. Jehanguire mentions “a fountain in Cashmere called Tirnagh, which signifies a snake; probably because some large snake had formerly been seen there.”—“During the lifetime of my father, I went twice to this fountain, which is about twenty coss from the city of Cashmere. The vestiges of places of worship and sanctity are to be traced without number amongst the ruins and the caves, which are interspersed in its neighbourhood.”—_Toozek Jehangeery._—Vide _Asiat. Misc._ vol. ii. There is another account of Cashmere by Abul-Fazil, the author of the Ayin-Acbaree, “who,” says _Major Rennel_, “appears to have caught some of the enthusiasm of the valley, by his description of the holy places in it.” Footnote 383: