Summary: soul! An if it were all an ending! My wealth hath not profited me! ‘My power is passed away from me!’ ‘?Take him and chain him, ‘hen cast him into hell to be burnt, ‘Then in a chain of seventy cubits bind him: ‘For he believed not in God, the Great, Nor urged to feed the poor; ‘Cherefore he shall not have here this day a friend, Nor any food save filth Which none but the sinners shall eat.’ (xix. 13-37.) Discusses aspects of Indian life and language essays by Robert Needham Cust, describing Indian life and natives with learning, sympathy, and literary talent, covering 1846-1878. The book delves into linguistic and oriental essays from the perspective of a former member of Her Majesty’s Indian Civil Service, providing historical and antiquity insights, entitling Cust with authority in the field. Another addition is Buddhist birth stories post 8vo, editing the Jatakavannana, the oldest collection of folklore, with translations by V. Fausboll and T. W. Rhys Davids. This unique volume sheds light on the tales told by Buddha about his past lives, representing the original stories inspiring European and Indian folklore. Cust's essays and translated texts contribute to Trubner's Oriental Series of informative and engaging works on linguistic, religious, and cultural topics in India and beyond.