Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 38
... learned from a fellow - collegian , who had passed some years at Brunswick . He would gladly have availed himself of the instruction of a German master ; but none was to be found at Spa , and his finances were unequal to the expense of ...
... learned from a fellow - collegian , who had passed some years at Brunswick . He would gladly have availed himself of the instruction of a German master ; but none was to be found at Spa , and his finances were unequal to the expense of ...
Page 44
... learned and accom- plished nobleman was deeply captivated with the charms of Oriental literature ; and the reputation of Mr. Jones , as an Oriental scholar , attracted his advances towards an intimacy , which were eagerly received ...
... learned and accom- plished nobleman was deeply captivated with the charms of Oriental literature ; and the reputation of Mr. Jones , as an Oriental scholar , attracted his advances towards an intimacy , which were eagerly received ...
Page 47
... learned and obliging letter on the same day on which I wrote to you ; and I read it with the greatest pleasure , though I could have wished that it had been more just to your own merit , and less flatter- ing to me . I will not ...
... learned and obliging letter on the same day on which I wrote to you ; and I read it with the greatest pleasure , though I could have wished that it had been more just to your own merit , and less flatter- ing to me . I will not ...
Page 48
... learned Sadi , disclaims this mode of illustration , and professes to give a literal ex- position of the text of Hafez , in opposition to the * Amatory Poem . It is not restricted to thirteen couplets , as Reviczki writes , but to ...
... learned Sadi , disclaims this mode of illustration , and professes to give a literal ex- position of the text of Hafez , in opposition to the * Amatory Poem . It is not restricted to thirteen couplets , as Reviczki writes , but to ...
Page 51
... learned Hafez , For whom , each hour a growing fondness brings , t As by degrees the vernal alder springs . But observing , in the progress of the work , the immense inferiority of my version to the original , I began to be disgusted ...
... learned Hafez , For whom , each hour a growing fondness brings , t As by degrees the vernal alder springs . But observing , in the progress of the work , the immense inferiority of my version to the original , I began to be disgusted ...
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