Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 492
... Turkish policy , were totally ignorant of the language used at Constantinople , and con- sequently were destitute of the sole means by which they might learn , with any degree of certainty , the sentiments and prejudices of so singular ...
... Turkish policy , were totally ignorant of the language used at Constantinople , and con- sequently were destitute of the sole means by which they might learn , with any degree of certainty , the sentiments and prejudices of so singular ...
Page 493
... Turkish language , or by his long confinement at Constantinople , he omitted an opportunity of conversing with the finest writers and . ablest scholars , whom the Othman empire ever produced , and whose beautiful compositions added a ...
... Turkish language , or by his long confinement at Constantinople , he omitted an opportunity of conversing with the finest writers and . ablest scholars , whom the Othman empire ever produced , and whose beautiful compositions added a ...
Page 494
... languages of Europe . It will seem ridiculous to place a Turkish dictionary among these authorities ; but it is certainly true , that the great repository of : Eastern Eastern learning , compiled by MENINSKI , contains not only 494 ...
... languages of Europe . It will seem ridiculous to place a Turkish dictionary among these authorities ; but it is certainly true , that the great repository of : Eastern Eastern learning , compiled by MENINSKI , contains not only 494 ...
Page 495
... words Timur , or Temír , are used indifferently in the Turkish language for Demir , that is iron , which was the precise meaning of Tamerlane's true name : so that Cantemir literally signifies the blood of Timur ; and the propriety of ...
... words Timur , or Temír , are used indifferently in the Turkish language for Demir , that is iron , which was the precise meaning of Tamerlane's true name : so that Cantemir literally signifies the blood of Timur ; and the propriety of ...
Page 496
... Turkish languages , he was enabled to draw his knowledge of their whom he had hopes of greater gain : the Czar , he ... words . Cantemir inherited an ample fortune from his father , and lived at Constantinople in a splendid retreat ...
... Turkish languages , he was enabled to draw his knowledge of their whom he had hopes of greater gain : the Czar , he ... words . Cantemir inherited an ample fortune from his father , and lived at Constantinople in a splendid retreat ...
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