Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... constitution in the contested election , of which he was an unwilling spectator . From Althorpe he removed , in the spring of 1768 , to Wimbledon , where he received a proposal from Mr. Sutton , then Under - Secre- tary to the Duke of ...
... constitution in the contested election , of which he was an unwilling spectator . From Althorpe he removed , in the spring of 1768 , to Wimbledon , where he received a proposal from Mr. Sutton , then Under - Secre- tary to the Duke of ...
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... constitution is almost divine ; -to such a degree , that no state of Rome or Greece could ever boast one superior to it ; nor could Plato , Aristotle , nor any legislator , even conceive a more perfect model of a state . The three parts ...
... constitution is almost divine ; -to such a degree , that no state of Rome or Greece could ever boast one superior to it ; nor could Plato , Aristotle , nor any legislator , even conceive a more perfect model of a state . The three parts ...
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... Constitution , and the Dialogue of Fortescue in praise of the Laws of England . Thomas Smith was the English ambassador in France in the reign of Elizabeth , and his work is in Latin , and not inelegantly written . To Fortescue's little ...
... Constitution , and the Dialogue of Fortescue in praise of the Laws of England . Thomas Smith was the English ambassador in France in the reign of Elizabeth , and his work is in Latin , and not inelegantly written . To Fortescue's little ...
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... constitution inviolate . Contrary to my intention , I find I have been prolix ; I will , therefore , turn to another subject . I read your last letter with an apprehension , that it might communicate the intelligence of your speedy ...
... constitution inviolate . Contrary to my intention , I find I have been prolix ; I will , therefore , turn to another subject . I read your last letter with an apprehension , that it might communicate the intelligence of your speedy ...
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... constitution , and the ardour with which he pronounces himself its champion ; they will also remark that his attachment to it was indelible , and acquired strength from his increasing know- ledge of its laws and principles . For an ...
... constitution , and the ardour with which he pronounces himself its champion ; they will also remark that his attachment to it was indelible , and acquired strength from his increasing know- ledge of its laws and principles . For an ...
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