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... compositions of Sir William Jones , which have not hitherto been published ; they are not of equal im- portance with those of which the public are in posses- sion ; there are still more , which I have not ventured to print . It would ...
... compositions of Sir William Jones , which have not hitherto been published ; they are not of equal im- portance with those of which the public are in posses- sion ; there are still more , which I have not ventured to print . It would ...
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... compositions ; and he was fond of retracing and mentioning the rapture which he felt , when he first read it . In his sixth year , by the assist- ance of a friend , he was initiated in the rudiments of the Latin grammar , and he ...
... compositions ; and he was fond of retracing and mentioning the rapture which he felt , when he first read it . In his sixth year , by the assist- ance of a friend , he was initiated in the rudiments of the Latin grammar , and he ...
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... compositions were correct , his analysis accurate , and he uniformly gained every prize offered for the best exercise . He volun- tarily extended his studies beyond the prescribed limits , and 16 , MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... compositions were correct , his analysis accurate , and he uniformly gained every prize offered for the best exercise . He volun- tarily extended his studies beyond the prescribed limits , and 16 , MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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... compositions , not required by the discipline of the school . He translated into English verse several of the ... composition , inaccurately trans- cribed by a relation , has been preserved ; and , to gratify that curiosity which the ...
... compositions , not required by the discipline of the school . He translated into English verse several of the ... composition , inaccurately trans- cribed by a relation , has been preserved ; and , to gratify that curiosity which the ...
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... composition , that for two years he wrote the exercises of many boys in the two superior classes , who often obtained credit for performances to which they had no title , whilst the students in the same class with himself were happy to ...
... composition , that for two years he wrote the exercises of many boys in the two superior classes , who often obtained credit for performances to which they had no title , whilst the students in the same class with himself were happy to ...
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