Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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... delight , however , the Cambrian genealogist might peruse the line of his ancestry , a barren catalogue of uncouth names would furnish no entertainment to the reader . I shall only transcribe from the list , a single and remarkable name ...
... delight , however , the Cambrian genealogist might peruse the line of his ancestry , a barren catalogue of uncouth names would furnish no entertainment to the reader . I shall only transcribe from the list , a single and remarkable name ...
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... capacity . The juve- nile poems of Pope , and Dryden's Translation of the Æneid , afforded him incessant delight , and excited his poetical talents , which displayed themselves in the com- position SIR WILLIAM JONES . 15.
... capacity . The juve- nile poems of Pope , and Dryden's Translation of the Æneid , afforded him incessant delight , and excited his poetical talents , which displayed themselves in the com- position SIR WILLIAM JONES . 15.
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... delight . In the usual recreations of his school - fellows at Harrow , Jones was rarely a partaker ; and the hours which they allotted to amusement , he generally devoted to improvement . The following anecdote strongly indicates the ...
... delight . In the usual recreations of his school - fellows at Harrow , Jones was rarely a partaker ; and the hours which they allotted to amusement , he generally devoted to improvement . The following anecdote strongly indicates the ...
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... delight the progress of her son , with a wise liberality allowed him unlimited credit on her purse . But of this indulgence , as he knew that her finances were restricted , he availed himself no further than to pur- chase such books as ...
... delight the progress of her son , with a wise liberality allowed him unlimited credit on her purse . But of this indulgence , as he knew that her finances were restricted , he availed himself no further than to pur- chase such books as ...
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... delight , and deplore his loss . His friend Parnell , whose departure from school he laments in the letter to his sister , was the late Sir John Parnell , who held the office of chancellor of the Exchequer , in Ireland . His testimony ...
... delight , and deplore his loss . His friend Parnell , whose departure from school he laments in the letter to his sister , was the late Sir John Parnell , who held the office of chancellor of the Exchequer , in Ireland . His testimony ...
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