Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 45
... leisure hour . You are too well acquainted with the genius of the Persian language , not to perceive the rashness of my attempt ; I do not indeed pretend to give the beauty of the original , but merely its sense , simple and ...
... leisure hour . You are too well acquainted with the genius of the Persian language , not to perceive the rashness of my attempt ; I do not indeed pretend to give the beauty of the original , but merely its sense , simple and ...
Page 50
... leisure hours . My relapse has produced the translation of about fifty odes of our 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 ...
... leisure hours . My relapse has produced the translation of about fifty odes of our 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 ...
Page 81
... leisure , and which the total want of it made almost inevitable . Excuse also the inser- tion of the two odes , which you sent to me with a French translation only ; and lastly , I must beg your excuse for the liberty which I could not ...
... leisure , and which the total want of it made almost inevitable . Excuse also the inser- tion of the two odes , which you sent to me with a French translation only ; and lastly , I must beg your excuse for the liberty which I could not ...
Page 92
... leisure , with some degree of independence . In the mean time , I amuse myself with the choicest of the Persian poets ; and I have the good fortune to possess many manuscripts , which I have either purchased or borrowed from my friends ...
... leisure , with some degree of independence . In the mean time , I amuse myself with the choicest of the Persian poets ; and I have the good fortune to possess many manuscripts , which I have either purchased or borrowed from my friends ...
Page 93
... leisure to publish my Commentaries on Asiatic Poetry . Do not however imagine that I despise the usual enjoyments of youth ; no one can take more delight in singing and dancing than I do , nor in the moderate use of wine , nor in the ...
... leisure to publish my Commentaries on Asiatic Poetry . Do not however imagine that I despise the usual enjoyments of youth ; no one can take more delight in singing and dancing than I do , nor in the moderate use of wine , nor in the ...
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