Westminster abbey; with other occasional poems, and a free translation of the Oedipus tyrannus of Sophocles Illustrated with engravings . swoim//*&£/- Veetv- ^pfEstmxtssterAbbei^//v ^ >^////>^/ ,//^ (y f~/? * WESTMINSTERABBEY; WITH OTHER OCCASIONAL POEMS, AND A FREE TRANSLATION OF THE OEDIPUS TYRANNUS OF SOPHOCLES. ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS. BY THE AUTHOR OF INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. V LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, BY W. BULMER AND CO. CLEVELAND-ROW, ST. JAMESS. AND SOLD BY WHITE, COCHRANE, AND CO. FLEET STREET, AND THE AUTHOR AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM. TOTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE


Westminster abbey; with other occasional poems, and a free translation of the Oedipus tyrannus of Sophocles Illustrated with engravings . swoim//*&£/- Veetv- ^pfEstmxtssterAbbei^//v ^ >^////>^/ ,//^ (y f~/? * WESTMINSTERABBEY; WITH OTHER OCCASIONAL POEMS, AND A FREE TRANSLATION OF THE OEDIPUS TYRANNUS OF SOPHOCLES. ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS. BY THE AUTHOR OF INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. V LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, BY W. BULMER AND CO. CLEVELAND-ROW, ST. JAMESS. AND SOLD BY WHITE, COCHRANE, AND CO. FLEET STREET, AND THE AUTHOR AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM. TOTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CARYSFORT, K. P. F. R. S. fyc. 8$c. EQUALLY DISTINGUISHED AS THE FRIEND ANDTHE FAVOURITE OF THE CLASSIC MUSE, THESE PAGES ARE,WITH RESPECT AND GRATITUDE, INSCRIBED, BY HIS OBLIGEDAND FAITHFUL SERVANT, THE AUTHOR. )3 CONTENTS. Westminster-Abbey : an Elegiac and Historical Poem - p. 1 An Elegiac and Historical Poem, sacred to the Memory and Virtuesof Sir William Jones. Containing a retrospective Survey of theProgress of Science, and the Mohammedan Conquests in Asia 55 The Lotos of Egypt - - - - 91 Hinda; an Arabian Elegy - - - - 101 Genius; a Poem. Written for the Anniversary of the Literary Fund,May 8th, 1806 - - - - 111 A Free Translation of the Oedipus Tyrannus of Sophocles, witha Preface by the late Samuel Johnson, - - 121 SUBSCRIBERS. The very Reverend The Dean of Westminster. 5 copies. The Earl of Carysfort. 10 copies. Lord Grenville, Chancellor of Oxford. 5 copies. Earl Spencer. 5 copies. Viscount Sidmouth. 5 copies. Duke of Marlborough. 5


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