Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 47
... admired by the Arabs , and very successfully cultivated by them ; it has a nearer resem- blance than any other kind ... admirable and pathetic , and begins , if I rightly remember , thus : Does memory recall the blissful bowers Of Solyma ...
... admired by the Arabs , and very successfully cultivated by them ; it has a nearer resem- blance than any other kind ... admirable and pathetic , and begins , if I rightly remember , thus : Does memory recall the blissful bowers Of Solyma ...
Page 49
... admirable satires . Perhaps you are not acquainted with him . The Turkish poets in general , are no better than slavish imitators of the Persians , and often deficient in taste and harmony . I cannot comprehend how you have discovered ...
... admirable satires . Perhaps you are not acquainted with him . The Turkish poets in general , are no better than slavish imitators of the Persians , and often deficient in taste and harmony . I cannot comprehend how you have discovered ...
Page 50
... admirable , that I must point out the only fault which I find in it , that of brevity , although you seem apprehensive of being thought tedious . I suspect that I am indebted to your partiality and politeness only , for the excessive ...
... admirable , that I must point out the only fault which I find in it , that of brevity , although you seem apprehensive of being thought tedious . I suspect that I am indebted to your partiality and politeness only , for the excessive ...
Page 51
... admirable . The Grecian and Oriental flowers scat- tered throughout your letter , delighted me exceedingly , and your selection of them shews your judgment . I also approve your idea of visiting the East ; but previously to your ...
... admirable . The Grecian and Oriental flowers scat- tered throughout your letter , delighted me exceedingly , and your selection of them shews your judgment . I also approve your idea of visiting the East ; but previously to your ...
Page 68
... , which has always been admired for its elegance , receive an additional beauty from its exactness . After we had walked , with a kind of poetical poetical enthusiasm over this enchanted ground , we returned to 68 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... , which has always been admired for its elegance , receive an additional beauty from its exactness . After we had walked , with a kind of poetical poetical enthusiasm over this enchanted ground , we returned to 68 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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