Persian language according to my plan, will in less than a year be able to translate and to answer any letter from an Indian prince, and to converse with the natives of India, not only with fluency, but with elegance. كتاب شكرستان در صرف ونحو پارسي - Page xiiby William Jones - 1828 - 283 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sir William Jones - Persian language - 1771 - 204 pages
...than a year be able to tranflate and to ' anfwer any letter from; an Indian prince, and to converfe with the natives of India, not only with fluency, but with elegance. But if he defires to distinguish himfelf as an eminent tranflator,. and to underftand not only the general purport... | |
| R. Griffiths - 1772 - 632 pages
...than a year, be able to tranflate, and to anfwer any letter from an Indian prince, and to converfe with the natives of india, not only with fluency but with elegance.' We are afraid that Mr. Jones meafures the HÍfiduity of other ftudents by his own, and that his expectations... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1772 - 628 pages
...than a year, be able to tranflate, and to anfwer any letter from an Indian prince, and to converfe with the natives of India, not only with fluency but with elegance." We arc afraid that Mr. Jones meafures the affiduity of other ftudents by his own, and that his expectations... | |
| James Bell - 1824 - 214 pages
...best method of studying Persic, and expressly states, that whoever pursues the method pointed out, " will, in less than a year, be able to translate, and...India, not only with fluency, but with elegance." This is said on the supposition that the pupil has not attended to Arabic, for Sir William immediately... | |
| Bernard S. Cohn - History - 1996 - 216 pages
...in India." In a year's time, the reader was assured, if he worked according to Jones' plan, he would be able to "translate and to answer any letter from...of India not only with fluency but with elegance." However, if he aspires to be "an eminent translator," he will have to learn Arabic as well, "which... | |
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