Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 29
... pastoral poetry ; the one elegant and polished , the other simple and unadorned , in both which Theocritus excels . * Works , vol . iv . p . 478 . The The remaining poems in the collection , consist of translations SIR WILLIAM JONES . 29.
... pastoral poetry ; the one elegant and polished , the other simple and unadorned , in both which Theocritus excels . * Works , vol . iv . p . 478 . The The remaining poems in the collection , consist of translations SIR WILLIAM JONES . 29.
Page 33
... schools of Angelo , for the purpose of acquiring the elegant ac- complishments of riding and fencing . He was always a strenuous F advocate advocate for the practice of bodily exercises , as no SIR WILLIAM JONES . 33.
... schools of Angelo , for the purpose of acquiring the elegant ac- complishments of riding and fencing . He was always a strenuous F advocate advocate for the practice of bodily exercises , as no SIR WILLIAM JONES . 33.
Page 41
... elegance , for the king himself ; and the others , as presents to his courtiers . Such were the circumstances which induced him , ( as he modestly observed , ) against his inclinations , to describe the life of a con- queror ; and to ...
... elegance , for the king himself ; and the others , as presents to his courtiers . Such were the circumstances which induced him , ( as he modestly observed , ) against his inclinations , to describe the life of a con- queror ; and to ...
Page 42
... elegance and correctness of his French style ; we cannot but express our astonishment at the perfection of his performance , and the rapidity with which it was completed . The annexed treatise on Oriental poetry is instructive and elegant ...
... elegance and correctness of his French style ; we cannot but express our astonishment at the perfection of his performance , and the rapidity with which it was completed . The annexed treatise on Oriental poetry is instructive and elegant ...
Page 44
... 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 letter is lost : but from the context , and the answer of Reviczki , we ...
... 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 letter is lost : but from the context , and the answer of Reviczki , we ...
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