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Page vii
... opinions , of Sir William Jones , was the principal object which I had in view , in the selection of the letters now pre- sented to the public ; some have been inserted , as calculated , in my opinion , to afford entertainment to the ...
... opinions , of Sir William Jones , was the principal object which I had in view , in the selection of the letters now pre- sented to the public ; some have been inserted , as calculated , in my opinion , to afford entertainment to the ...
Page viii
... opinions of Sir William Jones . With this rule constantly in my recollection , I have avoided dissertations on the events of the times . The notice which I have taken of characters , incidentally mentioned , is brief and explanatory ...
... opinions of Sir William Jones . With this rule constantly in my recollection , I have avoided dissertations on the events of the times . The notice which I have taken of characters , incidentally mentioned , is brief and explanatory ...
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... opinion which he gave of Jones , in private , was , that he was a boy of so active a mind , that if he were left naked and friendless on Salisbury plain , he would nevertheless find the road to fame and riches . Dr. Thackeray was ...
... opinion which he gave of Jones , in private , was , that he was a boy of so active a mind , that if he were left naked and friendless on Salisbury plain , he would nevertheless find the road to fame and riches . Dr. Thackeray was ...
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... opinion , very well ; though Biddy says they are too little in the arms . You may expect a letter from me every day in the week , till I come home ; for Mrs. Biscoe has desired it , and has given me some franks . When you see her , you ...
... opinion , very well ; though Biddy says they are too little in the arms . You may expect a letter from me every day in the week , till I come home ; for Mrs. Biscoe has desired it , and has given me some franks . When you see her , you ...
Page 48
... It is not restricted to thirteen couplets , as Reviczki writes , but to seventeen , and generally contains about seven or eight . opinions of other commentators , and without question- ing the 48 . MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... It is not restricted to thirteen couplets , as Reviczki writes , but to seventeen , and generally contains about seven or eight . opinions of other commentators , and without question- ing the 48 . MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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