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Page vii
... reader , that he is to expect nothing more in these translations ; and that those who are qualified to peruse the original letters of Sir William Jones will find in them an elegance which I do not pretend to transfuse into my version of ...
... reader , that he is to expect nothing more in these translations ; and that those who are qualified to peruse the original letters of Sir William Jones will find in them an elegance which I do not pretend to transfuse into my version of ...
Page viii
... reader to carry this remark with him to the perusal of his correspondence throughout , and particularly of the letters written by him in Bengal , which frequently relate to Indian literature , as well as to subjects and occupations ...
... reader to carry this remark with him to the perusal of his correspondence throughout , and particularly of the letters written by him in Bengal , which frequently relate to Indian literature , as well as to subjects and occupations ...
Page ix
... reader will find mention , in these Memoirs , of an unsuccessful attempt of the Hindus , to impose , upon Sir William Jones , a forged Sanscrit book , on Oaths . The same sagacity which detected the fraud , in this instance , might have ...
... reader will find mention , in these Memoirs , of an unsuccessful attempt of the Hindus , to impose , upon Sir William Jones , a forged Sanscrit book , on Oaths . The same sagacity which detected the fraud , in this instance , might have ...
Page x
... readers ; but whilst I distrust my own efforts , I am equally anxious to guard against extravagant expectations in them , and any want of discernment in myself . TEIGNMOUTH . M. S. GVLIELMI . JONES . EQVITIS . AVRATI . PREFACE .
... readers ; but whilst I distrust my own efforts , I am equally anxious to guard against extravagant expectations in them , and any want of discernment in myself . TEIGNMOUTH . M. S. GVLIELMI . JONES . EQVITIS . AVRATI . PREFACE .
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... reader . I shall only transcribe from the list , a single and remarkable name in one of the collateral branches , that of William o Dregaian , who died in one thousand five hundred and eighty one , at the advanced age of one hundred and ...
... reader . I shall only transcribe from the list , a single and remarkable name in one of the collateral branches , that of William o Dregaian , who died in one thousand five hundred and eighty one , at the advanced age of one hundred and ...
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