Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... Art of Navigation ; which was received with great approbation . He was present at the capture of Vigo , in 1702 ; and , having joined his comrades in quest of pillage , he eagerly fixed upon a bookseller's shop as the object of his ...
... Art of Navigation ; which was received with great approbation . He was present at the capture of Vigo , in 1702 ; and , having joined his comrades in quest of pillage , he eagerly fixed upon a bookseller's shop as the object of his ...
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... we have the following enumeration of the works of Mr. Jones : - A New Compendium of the whole Art of Navigation , small 8vo . 1702 . Synopsis The care of the education of William now devolved upon SIR WILLIAM JONES . 7.
... we have the following enumeration of the works of Mr. Jones : - A New Compendium of the whole Art of Navigation , small 8vo . 1702 . Synopsis The care of the education of William now devolved upon SIR WILLIAM JONES . 7.
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... arts , and generally the same passion for literature , which he had himself imbibed . It was evident that such extravagant expectations must be disappointed ; and from the public lectures , he derived little gratification or instruction ...
... arts , and generally the same passion for literature , which he had himself imbibed . It was evident that such extravagant expectations must be disappointed ; and from the public lectures , he derived little gratification or instruction ...
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... art , gave him little delight . I know not that he ever afterwards resumed the practice of the harp , nor is it to be regretted that he employed the time , which must have been dedicated to the attainment of any degree of perfection on ...
... art , gave him little delight . I know not that he ever afterwards resumed the practice of the harp , nor is it to be regretted that he employed the time , which must have been dedicated to the attainment of any degree of perfection on ...
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... art of the Arabs of much later invention , and to have assumed its present form only a short time before Mohammed , there being no trace whatever among them of a more ancient poetry . If the Hebrew poetry had a similar construction ...
... art of the Arabs of much later invention , and to have assumed its present form only a short time before Mohammed , there being no trace whatever among them of a more ancient poetry . If the Hebrew poetry had a similar construction ...
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