Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... translation of the pastorals of Virgil . Dr. Sumner quickly distinguished him ; and of the two complete years which he passed under that excellent instructor , it is sufficient to say , that he employed them in reading and imitating the ...
... translation of the pastorals of Virgil . Dr. Sumner quickly distinguished him ; and of the two complete years which he passed under that excellent instructor , it is sufficient to say , that he employed them in reading and imitating the ...
Page 29
... the one elegant and polished , the other simple and unadorned , in both which Theocritus excels . * Works , vol . iv . p . 478 . The The remaining poems in the collection , consist of translations SIR WILLIAM JONES . 29.
... the one elegant and polished , the other simple and unadorned , in both which Theocritus excels . * Works , vol . iv . p . 478 . The The remaining poems in the collection , consist of translations SIR WILLIAM JONES . 29.
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... translating the Arabian tales of Galland into Arabic , writing himself the translation from the mouth of the Syrian . He afterwards corrected the grammatical inaccura- cies of the version , by the help of Erpenius and Golius . In the ...
... translating the Arabian tales of Galland into Arabic , writing himself the translation from the mouth of the Syrian . He afterwards corrected the grammatical inaccura- cies of the version , by the help of Erpenius and Golius . In the ...
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... he was desirous of having translated in England . * Introduction to the History of the Life of Nadir Shah . Works , vol . v . p . 531 . The 2 procure The Secretary of State with whom the Danish minister SIR WILLIAM JONES . 39.
... he was desirous of having translated in England . * Introduction to the History of the Life of Nadir Shah . Works , vol . v . p . 531 . The 2 procure The Secretary of State with whom the Danish minister SIR WILLIAM JONES . 39.
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... translation of it in the French language ; but he wholly declined the task , alleging for his excuse , the dryness of the subject , the difficulty of the style , and chiefly his want both of leisure and ability , to enter upon an ...
... translation of it in the French language ; but he wholly declined the task , alleging for his excuse , the dryness of the subject , the difficulty of the style , and chiefly his want both of leisure and ability , to enter upon an ...
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