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Page 116
... called Chrysis . " The flow of the verses , the poetic style of the words , " and the elegant turn of the whole poem , are admi- " rable . " On the whole , I have received infinite entertain- " ment from this curious and learned ...
... called Chrysis . " The flow of the verses , the poetic style of the words , " and the elegant turn of the whole poem , are admi- " rable . " On the whole , I have received infinite entertain- " ment from this curious and learned ...
Page 119
... called to the field . What " my fortune may be , I know not ; this , however , I know , that the most anxious object of my heart is , " after having run my career , to retire , in advanced life , " to the ever beloved retreat of the ...
... called to the field . What " my fortune may be , I know not ; this , however , I know , that the most anxious object of my heart is , " after having run my career , to retire , in advanced life , " to the ever beloved retreat of the ...
Page 120
... called to the bar in January , 1774 , and had dis- covered , as he writes to an intimate friend , that the law was a jealous science , and would admit no partnership with the Eastern muses . To this determination he appears to have ...
... called to the bar in January , 1774 , and had dis- covered , as he writes to an intimate friend , that the law was a jealous science , and would admit no partnership with the Eastern muses . To this determination he appears to have ...
Page 125
... called upon me two days before his departure for Brussels . I was highly delighted with his liberal , manly , and truly Arabian spirit ; neither did he appear deficient in polite literature , but of this you are a better judge than I am ...
... called upon me two days before his departure for Brussels . I was highly delighted with his liberal , manly , and truly Arabian spirit ; neither did he appear deficient in polite literature , but of this you are a better judge than I am ...
Page 128
... called upon me with a manuscript , which he had received at Venice from Mr. Montague , a man of family . I immediately perceived it to be a most beautiful and correct copy of Motanabbi , with a letter addressed to myself in Arabic verse ...
... called upon me with a manuscript , which he had received at Venice from Mr. Montague , a man of family . I immediately perceived it to be a most beautiful and correct copy of Motanabbi , with a letter addressed to myself in Arabic verse ...
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