Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 11Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society, 1879 - Asia Most years contain the Proceedings and Annual report of the society. |
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Page 73
... style and fashion . The poet must have a mistress , whose absence he mourns , and in the memory of whose smile he still loves to linger . Images of tenderness and beauty are drawn from the soft eye of the antelope or the graceful palm ...
... style and fashion . The poet must have a mistress , whose absence he mourns , and in the memory of whose smile he still loves to linger . Images of tenderness and beauty are drawn from the soft eye of the antelope or the graceful palm ...
Page 84
... style , he could dovetail his own handiwork so skilfully with the antique , that the most experienced critic was non- plussed ; and according to the Savans of Bussora , " he so spoiled the ancient poetry as made it impossible ever again ...
... style , he could dovetail his own handiwork so skilfully with the antique , that the most experienced critic was non- plussed ; and according to the Savans of Bussora , " he so spoiled the ancient poetry as made it impossible ever again ...
Page 85
... style as to puzzle the most learned philologists of Bussora and Kûfa ; the charm of his song was so great that they willingly yielded to the fascination ; and ( as they confessed themselves ) " When Khalaf recited his verses , men were ...
... style as to puzzle the most learned philologists of Bussora and Kûfa ; the charm of his song was so great that they willingly yielded to the fascination ; and ( as they confessed themselves ) " When Khalaf recited his verses , men were ...
Page 87
... style , and idiom of the ancient poets , yet the important question of the interior connexion and appropriate rela- tionship of the several sections of a poem was altogether neglected by them . A poem might be composed of any number of ...
... style , and idiom of the ancient poets , yet the important question of the interior connexion and appropriate rela- tionship of the several sections of a poem was altogether neglected by them . A poem might be composed of any number of ...
Page 89
... style of different poets , and dialectical varieties ; for example , they could perceive the shades of difference be- tween the language of the city and the desert , of the northern tribes and of the southern , and also the ...
... style of different poets , and dialectical varieties ; for example , they could perceive the shades of difference be- tween the language of the city and the desert , of the northern tribes and of the southern , and also the ...
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Abbasside adjective adverb aham Ajanta allah ancient anusvâra Arabs Arrian Aryan assa Bādara Balôchee becomes Bhishma called caves century Chaitya characters Chinese coast coins colloquial compound connexion consonant corresponding crasis daughter derived dialects distance given elided English essay examples father female frequently Gaurian Gaurian languages grammar groups Gwadar harbour honour Ibn Khallikan India inscriptions instance Japanese and Korean Ját Khalifs king Kôh Korean language Koreish Kuidza kunyat Lacabs letters Mahomet Marcian meaning miles modern Mosarna Nearchus nouns numerous original Pali particle Persian person phonetic poetry poets position Prakrit preceding probably pronouns proper names Rája represented river Romance Romance languages root Royal Asiatic Society rule sandhi Sanskrit sentence sometimes stadia style suffix syllable Tabari Takhallus Tassy's trace translation tribe verb vowel word XI.-[NEW SERIES Zarên ابو الدولت الله