Anne Boleyn, a dramatic poem. Fazio, a tragedy. Nala and Damayanti, and other poems, translated from the Sanscrit into English verse, with mythological and critical notes. The descent of the Ganges. The deluge, an ode. StanzasJ. Murry, 1840 |
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Page 210
... Bopp , the Glossaries of Bopp and Rosen , ( Mr. Wilson's Dictionary was then out of print and could not be purchased , ) to obtain some knowledge of this wonderful and mysterious language . The study grew upon me , and would have been ...
... Bopp , the Glossaries of Bopp and Rosen , ( Mr. Wilson's Dictionary was then out of print and could not be purchased , ) to obtain some knowledge of this wonderful and mysterious language . The study grew upon me , and would have been ...
Page 213
... Bopp's preface to his Translation of Selections from the Mahabharat . In the first translations which I attempted , a few passages from the Bhagavat - Gíta , I adhered as nearly as possible to the measure of the original ; in the Nala ...
... Bopp's preface to his Translation of Selections from the Mahabharat . In the first translations which I attempted , a few passages from the Bhagavat - Gíta , I adhered as nearly as possible to the measure of the original ; in the Nala ...
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... Bopp , with a German translation , ( the promised Latin version has not yet reached this country , ) with four other extracts from the same poem . It is inserted here not on account of its poetical merit , but on account of the interest ...
... Bopp , with a German translation , ( the promised Latin version has not yet reached this country , ) with four other extracts from the same poem . It is inserted here not on account of its poetical merit , but on account of the interest ...
Page 294
... Bopp observes , is evidently of a much later date than the ruder and simpler fable of the old Epic . It belongs to a less ancient school of poetry , and a less ancient system of reli- gion . While it is much more exuberant in its ...
... Bopp observes , is evidently of a much later date than the ruder and simpler fable of the old Epic . It belongs to a less ancient school of poetry , and a less ancient system of reli- gion . While it is much more exuberant in its ...
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... BOPP . The P. 215 , 1. 6. Loving dice , of truth unblemished . ] Sanscrit word Akshapujah is differently interpreted . Kosegarten renders it in a good sense as " fearing heaven . " He argues that it is the poet's object in this passage ...
... BOPP . The P. 215 , 1. 6. Loving dice , of truth unblemished . ] Sanscrit word Akshapujah is differently interpreted . Kosegarten renders it in a good sense as " fearing heaven . " He argues that it is the poet's object in this passage ...
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ALDABELLA ANGELO Anne Boleyn Asiatic Researches Ayodhya behold BIANCA birds bliss Bopp Brahmin breath cast charioteer cold court curse Damayanti DANDOLO dark daughter death deed deep dice dost doth dread DUKE dwell e'en elephants eyes FALSETTO father FAZIO fire GARDINER gazed gentle gods Grace grief guilty hand hath hear heard heart Heaven holy honour husband Indra Kali Kesinia king Nala LADY ROCHFORD lips live lord of earth MAGDALENE MARK SMEATON Meghaduta Menu mighty monarch mother Nala ne'er Nishadha's king noble NORREYS o'er palace PHILARIO Pushkara QUEEN raja Ramayana rich royal sage shalt SIR HENRY NORREYS SIR WILLIAM KINGSTON sire smile sorrow soul spake speak spirit steeds Stephen Gardiner sweet thee There's thine thou hast thou wilt thou'rt thought thyself truth Twas Vahuca Vedas Vidarbha's voice weep wife wild WILSON WILTSHIRE words wretched Yakshas youth
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Page 339 - But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not, until the flood came, and took them all away ; so shall also ' the coming of the Son of man be.
Page 301 - By a son a man obtains victory over all people; by a son's son he enjoys immortality; and afterwards by the son of that grandson he reaches the solar abode.
Page 307 - Never to recede from combat, to protect the people, and to honour the priests, is the highest duty of kings and ensures their felicity. 89. Those rulers of the earth, who, desirous of defeating each other, exert their utmost strength in battle, without ever averting their faces, ascend after death directly to heaven.
Page 72 - Of those thy myriad barks mak'st passing music : — Oh ! thou great silent city, with thy spires And palaces, where I was once the greatest, The happiest — I, whose presence made a tumult In all your wondering streets and jocund marts : — But most of all, thou cool and twilight air, That art a rapture to the breath ! The slave, The beggar, the most base down-trodden outcast, The plague-struck livid wretch...
Page 244 - Many a hill and many a cavern — many a bright and wondrous stream, Saw king Bhima's wandering daughter — as she sought her husband lost. Long she roamed her weary journey — Damayanti with sweet smile, Lo, a caravan of merchants — elephants, and steeds, and cars, And beyond, a pleasant river — with its waters cool and clear. 'Twas a...
Page 330 - By censuring his preceptor, though justly, he will be born an ass ; by falsely defaming him, a dog ; by using his goods without leave, a small worm ; by envying his merit, a larger insect or reptile.
Page 165 - Twas with the old rich senator — him — him — him — The man with a brief name : 'twas gaming, dicing, Riotously drinking. — Oh it was not there ; 'Twas any where but there— or if it was, Why like a sly and creeping adder sting me With thy black tidings ? — Nay, nay : good my friend ; Here's money for those harsh intemperate words.
Page 124 - With tatter'd remnants of a money-bag, Through cobwebs and thick dust I spied his face, Like some dry wither-boned anatomy, Through a huge chest-lid, jealously and scantily Uplifted, peering upon coin and jewels, Ingots and wedges, and broad bars of gold, Upon whose lustre the wan light shone muddily, As though the New World had outrun the Spaniard, And emptied all its mines in that coarse hovel. His ferret eyes gloated as wanton o'er them, As a gross Satyr on a sleeping Nymph ; And then, as he heard...
Page 297 - Himavan its loftiest peak. There at length it came, and smiling — thus the fish addressed the sage : To the peak of Himalaya, bind thou now thy stately ship." At the fish's mandate quickly — to the peak of Himavan Bound the sage his bark, and ever — to this day, that loftiest peak, Bears the name of Manhubandhan — from the binding of the bark.
Page 172 - In calm and natural current : to sum all In one wild name — a name the pale air freezes at, And every cheek of man sinks in with horror — Thou art a cold and midnight murderer.