Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 14
... considered the passage as equal in sublimity to any in the inspired writers , and far superior to any that could be produced from mere human compositions ; and he was fond of retracing and mentioning the rapture which he felt , when he ...
... considered the passage as equal in sublimity to any in the inspired writers , and far superior to any that could be produced from mere human compositions ; and he was fond of retracing and mentioning the rapture which he felt , when he ...
Page 31
... considered as merely formal . Instead of pure principles , on subjects of taste , on rhetoric , poetry , and practical morals , he com- plained that he was required to attend dull comments on artificial ethics , and logic , detailed in ...
... considered as merely formal . Instead of pure principles , on subjects of taste , on rhetoric , poetry , and practical morals , he com- plained that he was required to attend dull comments on artificial ethics , and logic , detailed in ...
Page 36
... considered his fellowship as a freehold , in a place for which he had now contracted an enthu- siastic fondness , where he had access to extensive libraries , rare manuscripts , the company of learned men , and all , as he expressed ...
... considered his fellowship as a freehold , in a place for which he had now contracted an enthu- siastic fondness , where he had access to extensive libraries , rare manuscripts , the company of learned men , and all , as he expressed ...
Page 42
... considered , before he embarked , the nature and extent of his voyage ; now , since the sails are spread , the vessel must take its course . What marks of distinction he received , or what fruits he reaped from his labours , he thought ...
... considered , before he embarked , the nature and extent of his voyage ; now , since the sails are spread , the vessel must take its course . What marks of distinction he received , or what fruits he reaped from his labours , he thought ...
Page 44
... considered it the commencement of a most agreeable friendship and intercourse between us ; but my expec- tations are disappointed by the circumstances in which we are unavoidably placed ; for my business will con- fine me to the country ...
... considered it the commencement of a most agreeable friendship and intercourse between us ; but my expec- tations are disappointed by the circumstances in which we are unavoidably placed ; for my business will con- fine me to the country ...
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