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From whatever source this remark may have pro . ceded , or to whatever degree of truth it may be entitled , I cannot but express a solicitude , that it may derive no confirmation from the work now presented to the public .
From whatever source this remark may have pro . ceded , or to whatever degree of truth it may be entitled , I cannot but express a solicitude , that it may derive no confirmation from the work now presented to the public .
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It would be a great satisfaction to me , if I could be any way serviceable to you here at London ; and should readily embrace any opportunity to approve and express myself , what I am exceedingly obliged to be , Your most affectionate ...
It would be a great satisfaction to me , if I could be any way serviceable to you here at London ; and should readily embrace any opportunity to approve and express myself , what I am exceedingly obliged to be , Your most affectionate ...
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Is it because we hate the person deceased ? that were to imply strange contradiction , to express our joy by the common signs of sorrow . If , on the other hand , we grieve for one who was dear to us , I should reply that we should ...
Is it because we hate the person deceased ? that were to imply strange contradiction , to express our joy by the common signs of sorrow . If , on the other hand , we grieve for one who was dear to us , I should reply that we should ...
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I designed to write you this letter in French ; but I thought I could express my thoughts with more energy in my own language . I come now , after a long interval , to 24 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
I designed to write you this letter in French ; but I thought I could express my thoughts with more energy in my own language . I come now , after a long interval , to 24 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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... amending by the collation of dif . ferent copies , and the elegance and correctness of his French style , we cannot but express our astonishment at the perfection of his performance , and the rapidity with which it was completed .
... amending by the collation of dif . ferent copies , and the elegance and correctness of his French style , we cannot but express our astonishment at the perfection of his performance , and the rapidity with which it was completed .
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| Title | Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones, John Shore Baron Teignmouth |
| Author | John Shore Baron Teignmouth |
| Publisher | From the Classic Press, printed for the proprietors Wm. Poyntell, 1805 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 27 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 521 pages |
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