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him as follows : —
" Since Kipling's Recessional I have read
nothing which thrilled me so much by its ge-
nuine patriotism, its noble sentiments and its
felicity of language. The sentiments to which
it gives expression are particularly apposite
at the present time when greedy materialism
and brute force are so rampant, displacing the
old heroic and chivalrous feelings of the age
of faith which shed a lustre on Christianity and
Islam when Salahuddin and Coeur de Leon
were magnanimous opponents.
" I have most pleasant recollections of our
meetings at Hyderabad 30 years ago. The
West has not progressed since then in the spi-
ritual and moral sense; but Hyderabad, I
am happy to think, has made great strides
without sacrificing its oriental manner and
culture."
Sir Nizamat Jung, a moralist by taste and
habit, is not afraid of appearing as such in his
poems. In the Hermit written in 1936/37 he has
given us his judgment. I do not think it any
exaggeration to say that it is what the distracted
world needs to learn. The so-called Reconstruc-
tion of Europe after the war should be on the
foundation he suggests :
* To cure thy nation's maladies
Do thou first cure thy soul.'
Sir Nizamat Jung sees clearly the evil that is
ruling the world, but he has visions also of the
good to come. In this he is a confirmed optimist.