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THE KAISER'S ORIENTAL STUDIES.
A Distinguished Neutral, who has just returned from Germany after residing for some time in the neighbourhood of Potsdam, informs us that the KAISER has been taking a course of Oriental literature in view of his proposed annexation of India, and has lately given close attention to the works of Sir RABINDRANATH TAGORE. The Distinguished Neutral has been fortunate enough to secure the KAISER'S personally annotated copies of the Indian poet's Stray Birds and Fruit-Gathering. From these volumes we have the pleasure of reproducing a selection of Sir RABINDRANATH'S aphorisms and fantasies, accompanied in each case by the KAISER'S marginal reflections:—
"I cannot choose the best. The best chooses me."—R.T.
Very true. I never chose the Deity. He chose Me.—W.
"Through the sadness of all things I hear the crooning of the Eternal Mother."—R.T.
Sometimes, too, I hear the groaning of the Unforgettable Grandfather.—W.