Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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... Latin grammar , and he committed some passages of it to memory ; but the dull elements of a new language having nothing to captivate his childish attention , he made little progress in it ; nor was he encouraged 14 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... Latin grammar , and he committed some passages of it to memory ; but the dull elements of a new language having nothing to captivate his childish attention , he made little progress in it ; nor was he encouraged 14 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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... language , before he had ac- quired a competent knowledge of his native tongue . " At Michaelmas , 1753 , in the close of his seventh year , he was placed at Harrow School , of which the worthy and amiable Dr. Thackeray was then head ...
... language , before he had ac- quired a competent knowledge of his native tongue . " At Michaelmas , 1753 , in the close of his seventh year , he was placed at Harrow School , of which the worthy and amiable Dr. Thackeray was then head ...
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... language sufficiently to enable him to read some of the original Psalms . His ardour for knowledge was so unlimited , that he frequently devoted whole nights to study , taking coffee or tea as an antidote to drowsiness ; and his im ...
... language sufficiently to enable him to read some of the original Psalms . His ardour for knowledge was so unlimited , that he frequently devoted whole nights to study , taking coffee or tea as an antidote to drowsiness ; and his im ...
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... how all things go here . 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.
... how all things go here . 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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... of literature was the result of dis- position , and not of submission to control . He " excelled , principally , in his knowledge of the Greek 66 " language . His compositions were distinguished by " his 28 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... of literature was the result of dis- position , and not of submission to control . He " excelled , principally , in his knowledge of the Greek 66 " language . His compositions were distinguished by " his 28 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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