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No . 1 . De Græcis Oratoribus , 622 . 2 . Terzetti , 624 . 3 . An Ode of Jami , 626 . 4
. A Song from the Persian , 626 . 5 . Plassey Plain ; a Ballad , 627 . 6 . Verses on
seeing Miss * * * ride by him without knowing her , 629 . 7 . Au Firmament , 631 .
No . 1 . De Græcis Oratoribus , 622 . 2 . Terzetti , 624 . 3 . An Ode of Jami , 626 . 4
. A Song from the Persian , 626 . 5 . Plassey Plain ; a Ballad , 627 . 6 . Verses on
seeing Miss * * * ride by him without knowing her , 629 . 7 . Au Firmament , 631 .
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He accordingly studied it with attention in the only Persian grammar then extant ;
and having laboured diligently at the Gulistan of Sadi , assisted by the accurate
but inelegant version of Gentius , and at the wellchosen praxis at the close of ...
He accordingly studied it with attention in the only Persian grammar then extant ;
and having laboured diligently at the Gulistan of Sadi , assisted by the accurate
but inelegant version of Gentius , and at the wellchosen praxis at the close of ...
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He mentioned , however , a gentleman , with whom he was not then acquainted ,
but who had distinguished himself by the translation of a Persian history , and
some popular tales from the Persic , as capable of gratifying the wishes of his ...
He mentioned , however , a gentleman , with whom he was not then acquainted ,
but who had distinguished himself by the translation of a Persian history , and
some popular tales from the Persic , as capable of gratifying the wishes of his ...
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How pleasing was that half - hour to me , in which we conversed on Persian
poetry , our mutual delight . I considered it the commencement of a most
agreeable friendship and intercourse between us ; but my expectations are
disappointed by ...
How pleasing was that half - hour to me , in which we conversed on Persian
poetry , our mutual delight . I considered it the commencement of a most
agreeable friendship and intercourse between us ; but my expectations are
disappointed by ...
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... nothing sweeter than Anacreon , nothing more polished or elegant than the
golden remains of Sappho , Archilochus , Alcæus , and Simonides : but when I
had tasted the poetry of the Arabs and Persians * * * * * * * * * * The remainder of
this ...
... nothing sweeter than Anacreon , nothing more polished or elegant than the
golden remains of Sappho , Archilochus , Alcæus , and Simonides : but when I
had tasted the poetry of the Arabs and Persians * * * * * * * * * * The remainder of
this ...
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Page 114 - My friends, companions, relations, all attacked me with urgent solicitations to banish poetry and Oriental literature for a time, and apply myself to oratory and the study of the law ; in other words, to become a barrister, and pursue the track of ambition. Their advice in truth was conformable to my own inclinations ; for the only road to the highest stations in this country is that of the law ; and I need not add, how ambitious and laborious I am.
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| Title | Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
| Authors | John Shore Baron Teignmouth, Sir William Jones |
| Publisher | John Hatchard, 1807 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 636 pages |
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