The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 |
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Page 34
... king- doms ; each fixed upon one as his dominion , and affumed an ancient name . Some of their school - fellows confented to be ftyled barbari- ans , who were to invade their territories and * The Bishop of Cloyne , in a letter to the ...
... king- doms ; each fixed upon one as his dominion , and affumed an ancient name . Some of their school - fellows confented to be ftyled barbari- ans , who were to invade their territories and * The Bishop of Cloyne , in a letter to the ...
Page 53
... king must leave his throne , To pass the Stygian flood . In vain , my Parnell , wrapt in ease , We shun the merchant - marring seas ; In vain we fly from wars ; In vain we shun th ' autumnal blast ; ( The slow Cocytus must be pass'd ...
... king must leave his throne , To pass the Stygian flood . In vain , my Parnell , wrapt in ease , We shun the merchant - marring seas ; In vain we fly from wars ; In vain we shun th ' autumnal blast ; ( The slow Cocytus must be pass'd ...
Page 69
... King of Denmark , then upon a visit to this country , had brought with him an eastern manuscript , containing the life of Na- * Introduction to the History of the Life of Nadir Shah . Works , vol . xii . p . 311 . dir Shah , which he ...
... King of Denmark , then upon a visit to this country , had brought with him an eastern manuscript , containing the life of Na- * Introduction to the History of the Life of Nadir Shah . Works , vol . xii . p . 311 . dir Shah , which he ...
Page 71
... king should be obliged to carry the manuscript into France . Incited by these motives , and principally the laft , unwilling to be thought churlish or morofe , and eager for reputation , he undertook the work , and fent a specimen of it ...
... king should be obliged to carry the manuscript into France . Incited by these motives , and principally the laft , unwilling to be thought churlish or morofe , and eager for reputation , he undertook the work , and fent a specimen of it ...
Page 72
... king him- felf ; and the others , as presents to his cour- tiers . Such were the circumftances which in- duced him , ( as he modeftly obferved , ) against his inclinations , to defcribe the life of a con- queror ; and to appear in ...
... king him- felf ; and the others , as presents to his cour- tiers . Such were the circumftances which in- duced him , ( as he modeftly obferved , ) against his inclinations , to defcribe the life of a con- queror ; and to appear in ...
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