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Are destin ' d to decay . Can zeal , drear Pluto ' s wrath restrain ? No ; tho ' an
hourly victim stain His hallow ' d shrine with blood , Fate will recal her doom for
none ; The sceptred king must leave his throne , To pass the Stygian flood .
Are destin ' d to decay . Can zeal , drear Pluto ' s wrath restrain ? No ; tho ' an
hourly victim stain His hallow ' d shrine with blood , Fate will recal her doom for
none ; The sceptred king must leave his throne , To pass the Stygian flood .
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The King of Denmark , then upon a visit to this country , had brought with him an
eastern manuscript , containing the life of Nadir Shah , which he was desirous of
having translated in England . * Introduction to the History of the Life of Nadir ...
The King of Denmark , then upon a visit to this country , had brought with him an
eastern manuscript , containing the life of Nadir Shah , which he was desirous of
having translated in England . * Introduction to the History of the Life of Nadir ...
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... at his entrance into life ; that it would procure him some mark of distinction ,
which would be pleasing to him ; and , above all , that it would be a reflection
upon this country , if the king should be obliged to carry the manuscript into
France .
... at his entrance into life ; that it would procure him some mark of distinction ,
which would be pleasing to him ; and , above all , that it would be a reflection
upon this country , if the king should be obliged to carry the manuscript into
France .
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Forty copies upon large paper were sent to Copenhagen ; one of them , bound
with uncommon elegance , for the king himself ; and the others , as presents to
his courtiers . Such were the circumstances which induced him , ( as he modestly
...
Forty copies upon large paper were sent to Copenhagen ; one of them , bound
with uncommon elegance , for the king himself ; and the others , as presents to
his courtiers . Such were the circumstances which induced him , ( as he modestly
...
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For we have a king whose dignity we strenuously defend , but whose power is
very limited ; the knights , and rooks , and other pieces , have some kind of
resemblance to the orders of nobility , who are employed in war , and in the ...
For we have a king whose dignity we strenuously defend , but whose power is
very limited ; the knights , and rooks , and other pieces , have some kind of
resemblance to the orders of nobility , who are employed in war , and in the ...
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Page 288 - To this spot,' says his amiable and intelligent biographer, Lord Teignmouth, ' he returned every evening after sunset, and in the morning rose so early, as to reach his apartments in town, by walking, at the first appearance of dawn. The intervening period of each morning, until the opening of court, was regularly allotted and applied to distinct studies.
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| Title | Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1 |
| Author | John Shore Baron Teignmouth |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Hatchard, 1806 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 31 May 2007 |
| Length | 531 pages |
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