Sir William Jones. 1746-1794

Lord Stowell. 1745-1836.

A dinner lubricates business.

Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. viii. p. 67, note.

The elegant simplicity of the three per cents.[437:1]

Lives of the Lord Chancellors (Campbell). Vol. x. Chap. 212.

Than all Bocara's vaunted gold,

Than all the gems of Samarcand.

A Persian Song of Hafiz.

Go boldly forth, my simple lay,

Whose accents flow with artless ease,

Like orient pearls at random strung.[437:2]

A Persian Song of Hafiz.

On parent knees, a naked new-born child,

Weeping thou sat'st while all around thee smiled;

So live, that sinking in thy last long sleep,

Calm thou mayst smile, while all around thee weep.

From the Persian.

What constitutes a state?

. . . . . . .
Men who their duties know,

But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

And sovereign law, that state's collected will,

O'er thrones and globes elate,

Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.[438:1]

Ode in Imitation of Alcæus.

Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven,

Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven.[438:2]