M behold j and she was highly-perfumed, without it being postsible to
• ‘ discover from whence the'sqeht was produced',
“ Her jdmdng, (tiara or head, ornament) ;was of the fashion sódo safer
“ and richly chased ; her bracelets .were, of .the- pattern, glang-kêm,
“ -and smted. \he-jdmang. Thus was the beauty o£.hei\'persbn- height-
“ ened and adorned-by the-splendour of her dress.”
To thkpwe may add, .frorre'one of the popular versions of the work called
Jiya Langkdra, the^notions which, the. Javans have-of the-virtues,., beauties,
and-dress,, that should',adorn-a young man of family.
• “ In a. youth of .noble birth there, .are seven, points; whifebrshould
; “ -jstrikeithe observer, and thesefatre.ihdispensibléi_ In th e ' firsti place,
“ he should be of good descent; in the second, uhe ^should pdSsess
“ understanding; in the third, he should know how-.to conducthim-
“ self Id the fourth place, he- should ,recollect what he leai ms1 in the
“ sdstras ; in* the!fifth, his views must be enlarged; in thesrsig&thi he_
-must be religious ; in the seventh^ he must ^©xert-the .quahfiêatiops
“ he possesses unhesitatingly. These are the seven points,which must
“ strike the immediate attention,of the.observer.
31‘vln his heart and mind hè must be quiet and tranquih . Hé sh'èuld
; u ‘e. be ..able to repress hfls inclinations, and- to be silént when-i-dfrc^ssary;:„
“ never should he on any account'tell a labëhócrd.^ 'Hesshohld5 not
“ fhink long concerning property, neither-should he fear.-death_:t|n; his
“ devotionsïhe should be free from-pride, and , he-should. reliëyê’.the-
1.: n ;W distressed.- -: -
“ It should’' be' observed by all, that Whatever-he undertakes .is
“ quickly executed. He should quietly penetrate othéf’men.V thoughts
“ and-intentionshis inquiries should be discreet,’ intelligent,’'and
“ active. Whenever-he meets with an-able man, he- should'attach
- “ himself to him as a. friend, and never leave him till he has'drawn all
• “ his knowledge'rfrom him ; and in whatever, he -does, '> his 'actions
- “- should be rather .What is generally approved, • than thé rèsiJit :of his
r l m e r e will;, sfffi
■ “ As long as he lives he must continue -to thirst, after more know-
“ ledge; and he must constantly guard- his own conduct, that men may
*f not-say it is bad. -His recollection should’ be clear and, distinct,1 » his
. “ •spéech