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Page vii
... translating it . The students of Perfian literature must ever be grateful to him , for a grammar of that language , in which he has shown the poffibility of combining taste , and elegance , with the precision of a grammarian ; and every ...
... translating it . The students of Perfian literature must ever be grateful to him , for a grammar of that language , in which he has shown the poffibility of combining taste , and elegance , with the precision of a grammarian ; and every ...
Page viii
... translations from the Afiatick languages , and the verfion of SACONTALA , an ancient Indian drama , it would be unbecoming to speak in a style of importance which he did not himself annex to them . They fhow the activity of a vigorous ...
... translations from the Afiatick languages , and the verfion of SACONTALA , an ancient Indian drama , it would be unbecoming to speak in a style of importance which he did not himself annex to them . They fhow the activity of a vigorous ...
Page ix
... translated in profe . A Dictionary of pure Perfian . Jehangire . CHINA . 21. - A Translation of the Shi - king . 22. — The text of Can - fu - tsu verbally translated . VOL . I. C TARTARY . TARTARY . 23. - A History of the Tartar Nations ...
... translated in profe . A Dictionary of pure Perfian . Jehangire . CHINA . 21. - A Translation of the Shi - king . 22. — The text of Can - fu - tsu verbally translated . VOL . I. C TARTARY . TARTARY . 23. - A History of the Tartar Nations ...
Page 17
... with how much correctnefs and facility their compofitions might be translated for our use , fince their languages are now more generally VOL . I. F and 18 and perfectly understood than they have ever been by ANNIVERSARY DISCOURSE . 17.
... with how much correctnefs and facility their compofitions might be translated for our use , fince their languages are now more generally VOL . I. F and 18 and perfectly understood than they have ever been by ANNIVERSARY DISCOURSE . 17.
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... translated with great spirit : " To th ' east a lovely country wide extends , " INDIA , whofe borders the wide ocean bounds ; " On this the fun , new rising from the main , " Smiles pleas'd , and sheds his early orient beam . " Th ...
... translated with great spirit : " To th ' east a lovely country wide extends , " INDIA , whofe borders the wide ocean bounds ; " On this the fun , new rising from the main , " Smiles pleas'd , and sheds his early orient beam . " Th ...
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affert affured Afiatick alfo almoſt alſo ancient anſwered Arabian Arabick Arabs beautiful becauſe beſt BRAHMA Bráhmans BUDDHA called cauſe Chineſe cloſe compofed compofitions confiderable confifts courſe CRISHNA damfel defcribed defire Deity diſtinct diſtinguiſhed divine Egypt eſpecially eſtabliſhed exiſtence expreffed facred faid fame fays fecond feems feven fhall fimilar fince firſt folar fome fubject fuch fuppofed fyftem Greeks himſelf Hindus hiſtory houſe India Indian INDRA iſland itſelf juſt king language laſt learned leaſt letters lunar Magadha MENU modes moon moſt mufick muſt myſelf nature obfervations paffage paffion Pandits Perfian philofopher pleaſure poets praiſe preſent preſerved prince purpoſe queſtion RA'DHA RA'MA raiſed reaſon repreſented reſemblance reſpective ſaid Sanferit ſcience ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſome ſtars ſtate ſtill ſuch ſuppoſed ſyſtem thee themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tranflated univerſe uſed Védas verſe VISHNU vowel whofe whoſe word Yemen