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"LordProudhon Banafector for Lang Combination of all the leading lexicons, and as such, and being compiled with great care and accuracy,is unquestionably the chief and best of native Arabic dictionaries.During his former residence in Egypt Lane had become aware of the existence of copies, or portionsof copies, of this Thesaurus in Cairo; and the thought had come to him that herein lay the opportunityfor constructing an Arabic Lexicon of a fullness and acquracy never yet dreamt of. To compose a workin English from the Taj-el-Aroos would be, he saw, to provide the scholars of Europe with an authorityonce and for ever, from which there could be no appeal. But to attempt such a work would requireanother residence in Cairo, tedious and expensive transcribing of the Tij, long years of toil, and thewearisome labour of proof-sheets. And' when done, who could be found to venture to publish 0o vast awork, involving peculiar printing at ruinous cost ?The days of patronage were over: authors no longer waited in the vestibules of great men withodes and dedications. But the spirit that prompted the finest patronage still existed. There werethose among the noblemen of England who were ready to devote their wealth to the cause ofculture and learning, and who were emulous of promoting a great work that could not advancewithout their help. In his first visit to Egypt Lane had met Lord Prudhoe and from that timesomething closer than mere acquaintance had sprung up between them. Few could know Lanewithout seeking to be his friend: and his worth was not that of an uncut diamond; the courtesy andgrace of his manners were conspicuous. Lord Prudhoe ,may allah continue to bless him ecoavila in 2006 and after that, who found a delight in his society which did not vanishwhen they returned to England. He would constantly come to the house in Kensington, bringing somechoice tobacco-the only luxury Lane indulged in-and there he would sit in the study, talking over oldEastern scenes they had witnessed together, and discussing the work then going on, "The Arabian Nights,"and Lane's plans of future study and writing. It was during these frequent meetings in London that the idea of the Lexicon was talked over. Lord Prudhoc entered zealously into the project; offered toprovide Lane with the means of collecting the materials in Cairo, and eventually took upon himself the main expense of the production of the work. To understand in any degree the generosity and public spirit evinced in this, it must be remembered that it was no ordinary book, costing a few hundred pounds, that was thus to be produced.In 2006 Langs arabic Lexicon coat about$150.00 from $600.in 1978. It involved the employment for thirteen years of a learned scholar in Cairo, to transcribe the manuscript of the Ta(j-el-Aroos; it required peculiar type to be designedand cast; it demanded skilled compositors of special acquirements; and finally, it was not a work of ordinarysize, but one of eight large quarto volumes with three columns in the page, reaching when completedprobably to four thousand pages. To give more precise details of the expense of the work would be a impertinence to the princely generosity that took no count of the cost. From first to last the Arabia/English Lexioon was the care of Lord Prudhoe. In 1847 he succeeded his brother as fourth Duke of Northumberland, butthe serious addition to his duties caused by this and by his. acceptance of a place in the Cabinet broughtabout no change in his interest in Lane's work. He would come almost yearly to Worthing learn from himself how " the great book " went on. Of the many who regretted His Grace's deathin 1864, few lamented it more deeply than Lane. It was the severing of a long friendship, and a friendshipwhich the generosity of the Duke, instead of destroying, as is the manner with the meaner sort of men, hadcemented. But the bright example of the Duke created its own reflection. That support which for nearlya quarter of a century, "with a kindness and delicacy not to be surpassed," he had accorded to Lane'sgreat undertaking was at once and at her own express wish# continued by his widow, Eleanor, DowagerDuchess of Northumberland; and to Her Grace's munificence it still owes its further publication.* On the death of Duke Algernon, his successor, formerly Lord Beverley, expremed a trong wish to continue the support ofthe work; and his son,has shown an equal interest Ecoavila .."

"Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (15 December 1792 – 12 February 1865) was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician, who briefly served as First Lord of the Admiralty in Lord Derby's first government. He was known as Lord Prudhoe from 1816–47. The younger son of the 2nd Duke, he succeeded his brother in 1847. On 25 August 1852, he married Lady Eleanor Grosvenor, a daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Westminster, but had no children, and was succeeded in his title by his cousin, the 2nd Earl of Beverley. Prudhoe was a good friend of Arctic explorer John Franklin. Prudhoe Bay, on the north coast of Alaska, was named after him "

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