Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 51
... observing , in the progress of the work , the immense inferiority of my version to the original , I began to be disgusted with it . I recollect to have read somewhere , with great plea- sure , the Prelections of the bishop of Oxford ...
... observing , in the progress of the work , the immense inferiority of my version to the original , I began to be disgusted with it . I recollect to have read somewhere , with great plea- sure , the Prelections of the bishop of Oxford ...
Page 65
... observation readily sug- gested to his recollection a famous couplet in Zayre , which he did not hesitate to apply to himself : J'eusse été , prés du Gange , ésclave des faux dieux , Chrétienne dans Paris , Mussulmane en ces lieux . I ...
... observation readily sug- gested to his recollection a famous couplet in Zayre , which he did not hesitate to apply to himself : J'eusse été , prés du Gange , ésclave des faux dieux , Chrétienne dans Paris , Mussulmane en ces lieux . I ...
Page 88
... observations of a particular nature , on the characters and manners of the French , Italians , and Germans , amonst whom he so long resided . They exhibit , however , what may be more interesting to those who are anxious to explore his ...
... observations of a particular nature , on the characters and manners of the French , Italians , and Germans , amonst whom he so long resided . They exhibit , however , what may be more interesting to those who are anxious to explore his ...
Page 92
... observing that Shakespeare delights and transports him , while Corneille lulls him to sleep ; and , judging of the feelings of others by his own , he concludes , that all who understand both authors , perfectly , must be affect- ed in ...
... observing that Shakespeare delights and transports him , while Corneille lulls him to sleep ; and , judging of the feelings of others by his own , he concludes , that all who understand both authors , perfectly , must be affect- ed in ...
Page 101
... Had Dryden and other poets met with such a friend , their poems would have been more polished , and consequently more fit to see the light . Your observations are so judicious , that I wish you had SIR WILLIAM JONES . 101.
... Had Dryden and other poets met with such a friend , their poems would have been more polished , and consequently more fit to see the light . Your observations are so judicious , that I wish you had SIR WILLIAM JONES . 101.
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