Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... Hindu , who as- sisted his investigations , that the Purana , in which he actually and carefully read the passage which he communicated to Sir William Jones , as an extract from it , does not contain it , and that it was interpolated by ...
... Hindu , who as- sisted his investigations , that the Purana , in which he actually and carefully read the passage which he communicated to Sir William Jones , as an extract from it , does not contain it , and that it was interpolated by ...
Page 48
... Hindus , composed some years afterwards in India , ( Works , vol . i . p . 445. ) he thus expresses himself on the subject : " It has been made a question , whether the poems of Hafez must be taken in a literal or " figurative sense ...
... Hindus , composed some years afterwards in India , ( Works , vol . i . p . 445. ) he thus expresses himself on the subject : " It has been made a question , whether the poems of Hafez must be taken in a literal or " figurative sense ...
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... Hindu Gods . Model Homer . 4. Speeches , Political and Forensic . Model - Demosthenes . Model - Plato . 5. Dialogues , Philosophical and Historical . 6. Letters . Model - Demosthenes and Plato . 12th July , 1783. Crocodile Frigate . my ...
... Hindu Gods . Model Homer . 4. Speeches , Political and Forensic . Model - Demosthenes . Model - Plato . 5. Dialogues , Philosophical and Historical . 6. Letters . Model - Demosthenes and Plato . 12th July , 1783. Crocodile Frigate . my ...
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... Hindu superstition was always considered a religious obligation , the discharge of which might indeed be sus- pended by political considerations , but could never be renounced : and , notwithstanding occasional marks of toleration in ...
... Hindu superstition was always considered a religious obligation , the discharge of which might indeed be sus- pended by political considerations , but could never be renounced : and , notwithstanding occasional marks of toleration in ...
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... Hindu law , unless he were qualified to examine their authorities and quo- tations , and detect their errors and misrepresentations . On the other hand , he knew that all attempts to explore the religion or literature of India , through ...
... Hindu law , unless he were qualified to examine their authorities and quo- tations , and detect their errors and misrepresentations . On the other hand , he knew that all attempts to explore the religion or literature of India , through ...
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