The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 |
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Page xxv
... Persian 5. Plassey Plain . A Ballad - 455 496 498 501 502 503 6. Verses on seeing Miss *** ride by him without knowing her 7. Au Firmament 8. A Song Sketch of a Tragedy Fac Simile of the Writing of Sir William Jones - Verses on the ...
... Persian 5. Plassey Plain . A Ballad - 455 496 498 501 502 503 6. Verses on seeing Miss *** ride by him without knowing her 7. Au Firmament 8. A Song Sketch of a Tragedy Fac Simile of the Writing of Sir William Jones - Verses on the ...
Page 85
... Persians and Hindus , composed some years afterwards in India , ( Works , vol . iv . p . 211. ) he thus expresses himself on the subject : " It has been made a question , whether the poems of Hafez must be taken in a literal or ...
... Persians and Hindus , composed some years afterwards in India , ( Works , vol . iv . p . 211. ) he thus expresses himself on the subject : " It has been made a question , whether the poems of Hafez must be taken in a literal or ...
Page 91
... Persian poets , and whether I * Yezid was the son of Mowavea , the first Caliph of the race of Ommiah , and being reproached by his father for excessive drinking , replied as follows : " Does this thy wrath inspire , because I quaff'd ...
... Persian poets , and whether I * Yezid was the son of Mowavea , the first Caliph of the race of Ommiah , and being reproached by his father for excessive drinking , replied as follows : " Does this thy wrath inspire , because I quaff'd ...
Page 143
... the tranflation of the life of Nadir Shah , from Persian into French , a most disagreeable task , which I un- dertook at the request of my Augustus , the King of Denmark , who , I doubt not , 143 Jos Cowper, Esq vol ii -143.
... the tranflation of the life of Nadir Shah , from Persian into French , a most disagreeable task , which I un- dertook at the request of my Augustus , the King of Denmark , who , I doubt not , 143 Jos Cowper, Esq vol ii -143.
Page 152
... Persian manuscript which you promised me , and which indeed you seem to have fent ; what has delayed its arrival I know not , and will trouble you to enquire about it . I have read again and again the beautiful English fong , with your ...
... Persian manuscript which you promised me , and which indeed you seem to have fent ; what has delayed its arrival I know not , and will trouble you to enquire about it . I have read again and again the beautiful English fong , with your ...
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