Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 29
... original Greek compositions ; and " he was attentive even in writing the Greek characters " with great correctness . His time being employed in " study , prevented his joining in those plays and amuse- " ments which occupied the time of ...
... original Greek compositions ; and " he was attentive even in writing the Greek characters " with great correctness . His time being employed in " study , prevented his joining in those plays and amuse- " ments which occupied the time of ...
Page 30
... original essay , Mr. Jones gives the prize to Tityrus , or Virgil ; but , in the latter , Theocritus divides the kingdom of Arcadia between Virgil and Spenser , and assigns to them his two daughters , Daphne and Hyla , by whom he ...
... original essay , Mr. Jones gives the prize to Tityrus , or Virgil ; but , in the latter , Theocritus divides the kingdom of Arcadia between Virgil and Spenser , and assigns to them his two daughters , Daphne and Hyla , by whom he ...
Page 46
... original , but merely its sense , simple and unornament- ed . I have added to it a very free paraphrase in verse , in which , however , the greatest deviation from the text consists in the occasional substitution of mistress for mignan ...
... original , but merely its sense , simple and unornament- ed . I have added to it a very free paraphrase in verse , in which , however , the greatest deviation from the text consists in the occasional substitution of mistress for mignan ...
Page 51
... 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 , of which * Appendix , No. 4 . These lines are taken from a juvenile translation of Sir ...
... 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 , of which * Appendix , No. 4 . These lines are taken from a juvenile translation of Sir ...
Page 52
... original . Nor can Hafez himself deny the imputation of plagiarism ; having actually transcribed whole lines from other poets . His collection of poems begins with an instance of this kind ; for the very first hemistich is transcribed ...
... original . Nor can Hafez himself deny the imputation of plagiarism ; having actually transcribed whole lines from other poets . His collection of poems begins with an instance of this kind ; for the very first hemistich is transcribed ...
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