sir william jones

The Poetical Works Of William Jones

First published 1810
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i
A Persian Song of Hafiz
Sweet maid, if thou wouldst charm my sight; And, bid these arms thy neck infold; That rosy cheek, that lily hand, Would give thy poet more…
ii
The Seven Fountains; an Eastern Allegory: Written in 1767
Deck'd with fresh garlands like a rural bride, And with the crimson streamer's waving pride, A wanton bark was floating o'er the main; And…
iii
To Lady Jones: From the Arabic. Written in 1783
While sad suspense and chill delay Bereave my wounded soul of rest, New hopes, new fears, from day to day, By turns assail my lab'ring…
iv
From the Persian Poem of Hatifi, in the Measure of the Original
With cheeks where eternal paradise bloom'd, Sweet Laili the soul of Kais had consum'd. Transported her heavenly graces he view'd: Of…
v
An Epode From a Chorus in the Unfinished Tragedy of Sohrab.
What pow'r, beyond all pow'rs elate, Sustains this universal frame? 'Tis not nature, 'tis not fate, 'Tis not the dance of atoms blind,…