 | Vincent Arthur Smith - India - 1919 - 562 pages
...technicalities and flimsy prettinesses 1 A In, vol. i, Biography, p. xvi. of other munshls (secretaries), and the force of his words, the structure of his sentences,...that it would be difficult for any one to imitate them.' 1 Few Europeans can honestly agree with that criticism. By far the most satisfactory of Abu-1... | |
 | VD Mahajan - History - 2007 - 898 pages
...is grand and free from the technicalities and flimsy prettinesses of other Munshis (Secretaries) , and the force of his words, the structure of his sentences, the stableness of his compounds, and the elegance of his periods are such that it would be difficult for... | |
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As a writer, Abu-1 Fazl stands unrivalled. His style is grand, and is free from the technicalities and flimsy prettinesa of other munshis ; and the force of his words, the structure of his sentences, the suitableness of his compounds, and the elegance... 