Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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... nature , a strong un- 66 The controversy , concerning Sir Isaac's philosophy , is a piece of news that I had not heard of . I think that philosophy needs no defence , espe- cially when attacked by Cartesians . One Mr. Green , a fellow ...
... nature , a strong un- 66 The controversy , concerning Sir Isaac's philosophy , is a piece of news that I had not heard of . I think that philosophy needs no defence , espe- cially when attacked by Cartesians . One Mr. Green , a fellow ...
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... natural to its great author ; but it is more so from the additional advantage of your excellent preface , which I wish much to get published in some of the foreign journals ; and since a better account of this book cannot be given , I ...
... natural to its great author ; but it is more so from the additional advantage of your excellent preface , which I wish much to get published in some of the foreign journals ; and since a better account of this book cannot be given , I ...
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... Nature : he acknowledged , however , that he was more entertained with the Arabian Tales , and Shakespeare , whose poems and plays he repeatedly perused with increased delight . In the usual recreations of his school - fellows at Harrow ...
... Nature : he acknowledged , however , that he was more entertained with the Arabian Tales , and Shakespeare , whose poems and plays he repeatedly perused with increased delight . In the usual recreations of his school - fellows at Harrow ...
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... nature , nor the best adapted to afford it ; and we may smile at the gravity of the young moralist , contrasted with the familiarity of the circumstances detailed in the latter part of the epistle , which I found no disposition to ...
... nature , nor the best adapted to afford it ; and we may smile at the gravity of the young moralist , contrasted with the familiarity of the circumstances detailed in the latter part of the epistle , which I found no disposition to ...
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... natural impatience , was , however , remote , as he had three seniors . His partiality for Oriental literature now began to display itself in the study of the Arabic , to which he was strongly incited by the example and encourage- ment ...
... natural impatience , was , however , remote , as he had three seniors . His partiality for Oriental literature now began to display itself in the study of the Arabic , to which he was strongly incited by the example and encourage- ment ...
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