Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 63
... continue the work , unless the India Company would purchase it at a con- siderable expense . The serious reader has probably remarked , that , amidst the at- tention of Mr. Jones to general literature , Religion has not been mentioned ...
... continue the work , unless the India Company would purchase it at a con- siderable expense . The serious reader has probably remarked , that , amidst the at- tention of Mr. Jones to general literature , Religion has not been mentioned ...
Page 74
... continue to cultivate polite literature ; woo the muses ; reverence philosophy ; and give your days and nights to composition , with a due regard however to the preservation of your health . * Mr. JONES to C. REVICZKI . Nice , April ...
... continue to cultivate polite literature ; woo the muses ; reverence philosophy ; and give your days and nights to composition , with a due regard however to the preservation of your health . * Mr. JONES to C. REVICZKI . Nice , April ...
Page 78
... continue to be , of the highest advantage to him in every respect . While Mrs. Poyntz staid at Lyons , I made an excursion to Geneva , in hopes of seeing Voltaire , but was dis- appointed . I sent him a note with a few verses , implying ...
... continue to be , of the highest advantage to him in every respect . While Mrs. Poyntz staid at Lyons , I made an excursion to Geneva , in hopes of seeing Voltaire , but was dis- appointed . I sent him a note with a few verses , implying ...
Page 93
John Shore Baron Teignmouth. you mean time how you are employed ? Do you continue your occu- pation of elucidating your favourite Hafez ? I will most wiflingly give all the assistance in my power to the publication of your work , if you ...
John Shore Baron Teignmouth. you mean time how you are employed ? Do you continue your occu- pation of elucidating your favourite Hafez ? I will most wiflingly give all the assistance in my power to the publication of your work , if you ...
Page 99
... continue to apply myself to poetry ; and I mean to insinuate that I have given it up for several years , which I must explain more fully in the preface . For a man who wishes to rise in the law , must be supposed to have no other object ...
... continue to apply myself to poetry ; and I mean to insinuate that I have given it up for several years , which I must explain more fully in the preface . For a man who wishes to rise in the law , must be supposed to have no other object ...
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