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... William Jones , a forged Sanscrit book , on Oaths . The same sagacity which detected the fraud , in this instance , might have discovered the forgery of the pundit employed by Mr. Wilford , if the original docu- PREFACE . ix.
... William Jones , a forged Sanscrit book , on Oaths . The same sagacity which detected the fraud , in this instance , might have discovered the forgery of the pundit employed by Mr. Wilford , if the original docu- PREFACE . ix.
Page 112
... Sanscrit In 1798 , M. Anquetil published a work , entitled , L'Inde en rapport avec l'Europe , which is more remarkable for the virulence of its invec- tives against the , English , and for its numerous misrepresentations , than for the ...
... Sanscrit In 1798 , M. Anquetil published a work , entitled , L'Inde en rapport avec l'Europe , which is more remarkable for the virulence of its invec- tives against the , English , and for its numerous misrepresentations , than for the ...
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... Sanscrit literature , they deemed him entitled to every mark of distinction which it was in their power to offer ; and although they were aware that the numerous and important duties of his public station might prove an insurmountable ...
... Sanscrit literature , they deemed him entitled to every mark of distinction which it was in their power to offer ; and although they were aware that the numerous and important duties of his public station might prove an insurmountable ...
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... Sanscrit literature , he is eminently entitled to the praise of having invited and liberally encouraged the researches of others . But he has a claim to commendations of a higher nature ; for a conduct no less favourable to the cause of ...
... Sanscrit literature , he is eminently entitled to the praise of having invited and liberally encouraged the researches of others . But he has a claim to commendations of a higher nature ; for a conduct no less favourable to the cause of ...
Page 248
... Sanscrit . His reflection had before suggested that a knowledge of this ancient tongue would be of the greatest utility , in enabling him to discharge , with confidence and satis- faction to himself , the duties of a judge ; and he soon ...
... Sanscrit . His reflection had before suggested that a knowledge of this ancient tongue would be of the greatest utility , in enabling him to discharge , with confidence and satis- faction to himself , the duties of a judge ; and he soon ...
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